Step 1:
The first step to converting 173624.42942177 to a fraction is to re-write 173624.42942177 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173624.42942177 can be written as simply 173624.42942177/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173624.42942177, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173624.42942177/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173624.42942177/1 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 173624.42942177 as a fraction:
347249/2 / 1