Step 1:
The first step to converting 176973.62631348 to a fraction is to re-write 176973.62631348 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 176973.62631348 can be written as simply 176973.62631348/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 176973.62631348, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176973.62631348/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176973.62631348/1 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 176973.62631348 as a fraction:
353947/2 / 1