Step 1:
The first step to converting 44172.082321863 to a fraction is to re-write 44172.082321863 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44172.082321863 can be written as simply 44172.082321863/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44172.082321863, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44172.082321863/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44172.082321863/1 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 44172.082321863 as a fraction:
530065/12 / 1