Step 1:
The first step to converting 155724.3173337 to a fraction is to re-write 155724.3173337 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 155724.3173337 can be written as simply 155724.3173337/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 155724.3173337, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 155724.3173337/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 155724.3173337/1 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 155724.3173337 as a fraction:
467173/3 / 1