Step 1:
The first step to converting 435172.18616404 to a fraction is to re-write 435172.18616404 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 435172.18616404 can be written as simply 435172.18616404/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 435172.18616404, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 435172.18616404/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 435172.18616404/1 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 435172.18616404 as a fraction:
435172/1 / 1