Step 1:
The first step to converting 4031173.1172391 to a fraction is to re-write 4031173.1172391 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4031173.1172391 can be written as simply 4031173.1172391/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4031173.1172391, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4031173.1172391/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4031173.1172391/1 each by 10000000:
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 4031173.1172391 as a fraction:
4031173/1 / 1