Step 1:
The first step to converting 18355.378860696 to a fraction is to re-write 18355.378860696 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18355.378860696 can be written as simply 18355.378860696/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18355.378860696, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18355.378860696/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18355.378860696/1 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 18355.378860696 as a fraction:
146843/8 / 1