Step 1:
The first step to converting 118172.783404 to a fraction is to re-write 118172.783404 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118172.783404 can be written as simply 118172.783404/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118172.783404, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118172.783404/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118172.783404/1 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 118172.783404 as a fraction:
472691/4 / 1