Step 1:
The first step to converting 171990651.03607 to a fraction is to re-write 171990651.03607 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171990651.03607 can be written as simply 171990651.03607/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171990651.03607, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171990651.03607/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171990651.03607/1 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 171990651.03607 as a fraction:
171990651/1 / 1