Step 1:
The first step to converting 174188.4477015 to a fraction is to re-write 174188.4477015 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 174188.4477015 can be written as simply 174188.4477015/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 174188.4477015, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174188.4477015/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174188.4477015/1 each by 10000000:
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 174188.4477015 as a fraction:
348377/2 / 1