Step 1:
The first step to converting 18321.978338647 to a fraction is to re-write 18321.978338647 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18321.978338647 can be written as simply 18321.978338647/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18321.978338647, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18321.978338647/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18321.978338647/1 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 18321.978338647 as a fraction:
842811/46 / 1