Step 1:
The first step to converting 172975.58277431 to a fraction is to re-write 172975.58277431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 172975.58277431 can be written as simply 172975.58277431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 172975.58277431, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172975.58277431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172975.58277431/1 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 172975.58277431 as a fraction:
345951/2 / 1