Step 1:
The first step to converting 174893.08172142 to a fraction is to re-write 174893.08172142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 174893.08172142 can be written as simply 174893.08172142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 174893.08172142, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174893.08172142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174893.08172142/1 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 174893.08172142 as a fraction:
174893/1 / 1