Step 1:
The first step to converting 171302.1974923 to a fraction is to re-write 171302.1974923 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171302.1974923 can be written as simply 171302.1974923/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171302.1974923, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171302.1974923/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171302.1974923/1 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 171302.1974923 as a fraction:
856511/5 / 1