Step 1:
The first step to converting 172927.17723909 to a fraction is to re-write 172927.17723909 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 172927.17723909 can be written as simply 172927.17723909/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 172927.17723909, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172927.17723909/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172927.17723909/1 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 172927.17723909 as a fraction:
864636/5 / 1