Step 1:
The first step to converting 177974474.22126 to a fraction is to re-write 177974474.22126 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177974474.22126 can be written as simply 177974474.22126/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177974474.22126, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177974474.22126/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177974474.22126/1 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 177974474.22126 as a fraction:
177974474/1 / 1