Step 1:
The first step to converting 171744.05389712 to a fraction is to re-write 171744.05389712 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171744.05389712 can be written as simply 171744.05389712/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171744.05389712, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171744.05389712/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171744.05389712/1 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 171744.05389712 as a fraction:
171744/1 / 1