Step 1:
The first step to converting 43180.177349523 to a fraction is to re-write 43180.177349523 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43180.177349523 can be written as simply 43180.177349523/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43180.177349523, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43180.177349523/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43180.177349523/1 each by 1000000000:
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 43180.177349523 as a fraction:
215901/5 / 1