Step 1:
The first step to converting 18553.662900278 to a fraction is to re-write 18553.662900278 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18553.662900278 can be written as simply 18553.662900278/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18553.662900278, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18553.662900278/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18553.662900278/1 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 18553.662900278 as a fraction:
55661/3 / 1