Step 1:
The first step to converting 171332.71724066 to a fraction is to re-write 171332.71724066 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171332.71724066 can be written as simply 171332.71724066/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171332.71724066, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171332.71724066/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171332.71724066/1 each by 100000000:
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 171332.71724066 as a fraction:
513998/3 / 1