Step 1:
The first step to converting 171958684.78859 to a fraction is to re-write 171958684.78859 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171958684.78859 can be written as simply 171958684.78859/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171958684.78859, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171958684.78859/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171958684.78859/1 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 171958684.78859 as a fraction:
171958684/1 / 1