Step 1:
The first step to converting 198173.3295771 to a fraction is to re-write 198173.3295771 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 198173.3295771 can be written as simply 198173.3295771/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 198173.3295771, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198173.3295771/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198173.3295771/1 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 198173.3295771 as a fraction:
594520/3 / 1