Step 1:
The first step to converting 171801.02859262 to a fraction is to re-write 171801.02859262 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171801.02859262 can be written as simply 171801.02859262/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171801.02859262, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171801.02859262/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171801.02859262/1 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 171801.02859262 as a fraction:
171801/1 / 1