Step 1:
The first step to converting 177608.5703186 to a fraction is to re-write 177608.5703186 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177608.5703186 can be written as simply 177608.5703186/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177608.5703186, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177608.5703186/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177608.5703186/1 each by 10000000:
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 177608.5703186 as a fraction:
355217/2 / 1