Step 1:
The first step to converting 173304.9728764 to a fraction is to re-write 173304.9728764 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173304.9728764 can be written as simply 173304.9728764/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173304.9728764, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173304.9728764/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173304.9728764/1 each by 10000000:
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 173304.9728764 as a fraction:
173305/1 / 1