Step 1:
The first step to converting 176884.85836059 to a fraction is to re-write 176884.85836059 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 176884.85836059 can be written as simply 176884.85836059/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 176884.85836059, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176884.85836059/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176884.85836059/1 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 176884.85836059 as a fraction:
176885/1 / 1