Step 1:
The first step to converting 117273.738179 to a fraction is to re-write 117273.738179 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 117273.738179 can be written as simply 117273.738179/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 117273.738179, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117273.738179/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117273.738179/1 each by 1000000:
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 117273.738179 as a fraction:
351821/3 / 1