Step 1:
The first step to converting 13171.755864447 to a fraction is to re-write 13171.755864447 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13171.755864447 can be written as simply 13171.755864447/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13171.755864447, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13171.755864447/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13171.755864447/1 each by 1000000000:
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 13171.755864447 as a fraction:
52687/4 / 1