Step 1:
The first step to converting 173620.96409078 to a fraction is to re-write 173620.96409078 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173620.96409078 can be written as simply 173620.96409078/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173620.96409078, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173620.96409078/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173620.96409078/1 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 173620.96409078 as a fraction:
173621/1 / 1