Step 1:
The first step to converting 179516.62176068 to a fraction is to re-write 179516.62176068 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 179516.62176068 can be written as simply 179516.62176068/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 179516.62176068, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179516.62176068/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179516.62176068/1 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 179516.62176068 as a fraction:
359033/2 / 1