Step 1:
The first step to converting 18777.535 to a fraction is to re-write 18777.535 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18777.535 can be written as simply 18777.535/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18777.535, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18777.535/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18777.535/1 each by 1000:
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 18777.535 as a fraction:
244108/13 / 1