Step 1:
The first step to converting 171544717.56414 to a fraction is to re-write 171544717.56414 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171544717.56414 can be written as simply 171544717.56414/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171544717.56414, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171544717.56414/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171544717.56414/1 each by 100000:
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 171544717.56414 as a fraction:
171544717/1 / 1