Step 1:
The first step to converting 174123.23501639 to a fraction is to re-write 174123.23501639 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 174123.23501639 can be written as simply 174123.23501639/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 174123.23501639, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174123.23501639/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174123.23501639/1 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 174123.23501639 as a fraction:
696493/4 / 1