Step 1:
The first step to converting 18317093.073289 to a fraction is to re-write 18317093.073289 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18317093.073289 can be written as simply 18317093.073289/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18317093.073289, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18317093.073289/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18317093.073289/1 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 18317093.073289 as a fraction:
18317093/1 / 1