Step 1:
The first step to converting 179986659.51667 to a fraction is to re-write 179986659.51667 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 179986659.51667 can be written as simply 179986659.51667/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 179986659.51667, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179986659.51667/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179986659.51667/1 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 179986659.51667 as a fraction:
179986659/1 / 1