Step 1:
The first step to converting 272173123.1814 to a fraction is to re-write 272173123.1814 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272173123.1814 can be written as simply 272173123.1814/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272173123.1814, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272173123.1814/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272173123.1814/1 each by 10000:
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 272173123.1814 as a fraction:
272173123/1 / 1