Step 1:
The first step to converting 233171.12800587 to a fraction is to re-write 233171.12800587 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 233171.12800587 can be written as simply 233171.12800587/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 233171.12800587, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 233171.12800587/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 233171.12800587/1 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 233171.12800587 as a fraction:
233171/1 / 1