Step 1:
The first step to converting 179318.4390413 to a fraction is to re-write 179318.4390413 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 179318.4390413 can be written as simply 179318.4390413/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 179318.4390413, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179318.4390413/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179318.4390413/1 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 179318.4390413 as a fraction:
358637/2 / 1