Step 1:
The first step to converting 356172.29133256 to a fraction is to re-write 356172.29133256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 356172.29133256 can be written as simply 356172.29133256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 356172.29133256, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 356172.29133256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 356172.29133256/1 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 356172.29133256 as a fraction:
356172/1 / 1