Step 1:
The first step to converting 18039.376998355 to a fraction is to re-write 18039.376998355 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18039.376998355 can be written as simply 18039.376998355/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18039.376998355, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18039.376998355/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18039.376998355/1 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 18039.376998355 as a fraction:
144315/8 / 1