Step 1:
The first step to converting 173889.585325 to a fraction is to re-write 173889.585325 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173889.585325 can be written as simply 173889.585325/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173889.585325, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173889.585325/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173889.585325/1 each by 1000000:
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 173889.585325 as a fraction:
347779/2 / 1