Step 1:
The first step to converting 17921.445143388 to a fraction is to re-write 17921.445143388 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17921.445143388 can be written as simply 17921.445143388/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17921.445143388, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17921.445143388/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17921.445143388/1 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 17921.445143388 as a fraction:
161293/9 / 1