Step 1:
The first step to converting 217502.03652514 to a fraction is to re-write 217502.03652514 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 217502.03652514 can be written as simply 217502.03652514/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 217502.03652514, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217502.03652514/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217502.03652514/1 each by 100000000:
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 217502.03652514 as a fraction:
217502/1 / 1