Step 1:
The first step to converting 18316.728371179 to a fraction is to re-write 18316.728371179 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18316.728371179 can be written as simply 18316.728371179/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18316.728371179, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18316.728371179/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18316.728371179/1 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 18316.728371179 as a fraction:
201484/11 / 1