Step 1:
The first step to converting 174343241.6427 to a fraction is to re-write 174343241.6427 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 174343241.6427 can be written as simply 174343241.6427/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 174343241.6427, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174343241.6427/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174343241.6427/1 each by 10000:
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 174343241.6427 as a fraction:
174343241/1 / 1