Step 1:
The first step to converting 173864.08237608 to a fraction is to re-write 173864.08237608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173864.08237608 can be written as simply 173864.08237608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173864.08237608, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173864.08237608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173864.08237608/1 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 173864.08237608 as a fraction:
173864/1 / 1