Step 1:
The first step to converting 117040.2174591 to a fraction is to re-write 117040.2174591 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 117040.2174591 can be written as simply 117040.2174591/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 117040.2174591, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117040.2174591/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117040.2174591/1 each by 10000000:
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 117040.2174591 as a fraction:
468161/4 / 1