Step 1:
The first step to converting 552.72540172344 to a fraction is to re-write 552.72540172344 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 552.72540172344 can be written as simply 552.72540172344/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 552.72540172344, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 552.72540172344/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 552.72540172344/1 each by 100000000000:
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 552.72540172344 as a fraction:
22109/40 / 1