Step 1:
The first step to converting 173784920.24145 to a fraction is to re-write 173784920.24145 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173784920.24145 can be written as simply 173784920.24145/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173784920.24145, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173784920.24145/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173784920.24145/1 each by 100000:
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 173784920.24145 as a fraction:
173784920/1 / 1