Step 1:
The first step to converting 217677045.8504 to a fraction is to re-write 217677045.8504 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 217677045.8504 can be written as simply 217677045.8504/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 217677045.8504, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217677045.8504/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217677045.8504/1 each by 10000:
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 217677045.8504 as a fraction:
217677045/1 / 1