Step 1:
The first step to converting 177433241.98257 to a fraction is to re-write 177433241.98257 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177433241.98257 can be written as simply 177433241.98257/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177433241.98257, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177433241.98257/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177433241.98257/1 each by 100000:
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 177433241.98257 as a fraction:
177433241/1 / 1