Step 1:
The first step to converting 18195610.517009 to a fraction is to re-write 18195610.517009 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18195610.517009 can be written as simply 18195610.517009/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18195610.517009, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18195610.517009/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18195610.517009/1 each by 1000000:
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 18195610.517009 as a fraction:
18195610/1 / 1