Step 1:
The first step to converting 17944563892.336 to a fraction is to re-write 17944563892.336 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17944563892.336 can be written as simply 17944563892.336/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17944563892.336, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17944563892.336/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17944563892.336/1 each by 1000:
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 17944563892.336 as a fraction:
17944563892/1 / 1