Step 1:
The first step to converting 178112.63741069 to a fraction is to re-write 178112.63741069 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178112.63741069 can be written as simply 178112.63741069/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178112.63741069, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178112.63741069/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178112.63741069/1 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 178112.63741069 as a fraction:
356225/2 / 1