Step 1:
The first step to converting 17868.431596157 to a fraction is to re-write 17868.431596157 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17868.431596157 can be written as simply 17868.431596157/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17868.431596157, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17868.431596157/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17868.431596157/1 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 17868.431596157 as a fraction:
125079/7 / 1