Step 1:
The first step to converting 33172810.173664 to a fraction is to re-write 33172810.173664 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 33172810.173664 can be written as simply 33172810.173664/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 33172810.173664, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 33172810.173664/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 33172810.173664/1 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 33172810.173664 as a fraction:
33172810/1 / 1