Step 1:
The first step to converting 171989929.48368 to a fraction is to re-write 171989929.48368 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171989929.48368 can be written as simply 171989929.48368/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171989929.48368, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171989929.48368/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171989929.48368/1 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 171989929.48368 as a fraction:
171989929/1 / 1