Step 1:
The first step to converting 172070.82751639 to a fraction is to re-write 172070.82751639 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 172070.82751639 can be written as simply 172070.82751639/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 172070.82751639, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172070.82751639/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172070.82751639/1 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 172070.82751639 as a fraction:
860354/5 / 1