Step 1:
The first step to converting 17836.381135706 to a fraction is to re-write 17836.381135706 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17836.381135706 can be written as simply 17836.381135706/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17836.381135706, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17836.381135706/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17836.381135706/1 each by 1000000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 17836.381135706 as a fraction:
142691/8 / 1