Step 1:
The first step to converting 173466.63071989 to a fraction is to re-write 173466.63071989 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173466.63071989 can be written as simply 173466.63071989/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173466.63071989, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173466.63071989/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173466.63071989/1 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 173466.63071989 as a fraction:
346933/2 / 1