Step 1:
The first step to converting 177320.81531223 to a fraction is to re-write 177320.81531223 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177320.81531223 can be written as simply 177320.81531223/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177320.81531223, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177320.81531223/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177320.81531223/1 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 177320.81531223 as a fraction:
886604/5 / 1