Step 1:
The first step to converting 230172.763535 to a fraction is to re-write 230172.763535 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 230172.763535 can be written as simply 230172.763535/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 230172.763535, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230172.763535/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230172.763535/1 each by 1000000:
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 230172.763535 as a fraction:
920691/4 / 1