Step 1:
The first step to converting 3217.7152361586 to a fraction is to re-write 3217.7152361586 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3217.7152361586 can be written as simply 3217.7152361586/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3217.7152361586, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3217.7152361586/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3217.7152361586/1 each by 10000000000:
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 3217.7152361586 as a fraction:
22524/7 / 1