Step 1:
The first step to converting 174554.2842831 to a fraction is to re-write 174554.2842831 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 174554.2842831 can be written as simply 174554.2842831/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 174554.2842831, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174554.2842831/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174554.2842831/1 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 174554.2842831 as a fraction:
523663/3 / 1