Step 1:
The first step to converting 524.17787108838 to a fraction is to re-write 524.17787108838 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 524.17787108838 can be written as simply 524.17787108838/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 524.17787108838, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 524.17787108838/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 524.17787108838/1 each by 100000000000:
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 524.17787108838 as a fraction:
23588/45 / 1