Step 1:
The first step to converting 171254.1796055 to a fraction is to re-write 171254.1796055 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171254.1796055 can be written as simply 171254.1796055/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171254.1796055, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171254.1796055/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171254.1796055/1 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 171254.1796055 as a fraction:
856271/5 / 1