Step 1:
The first step to converting 173191.17550794 to a fraction is to re-write 173191.17550794 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173191.17550794 can be written as simply 173191.17550794/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173191.17550794, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173191.17550794/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173191.17550794/1 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 173191.17550794 as a fraction:
865956/5 / 1