Step 1:
The first step to converting 171988153.80804 to a fraction is to re-write 171988153.80804 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171988153.80804 can be written as simply 171988153.80804/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171988153.80804, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171988153.80804/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171988153.80804/1 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 171988153.80804 as a fraction:
171988153/1 / 1