Step 1:
The first step to converting 63172.437923196 to a fraction is to re-write 63172.437923196 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 63172.437923196 can be written as simply 63172.437923196/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 63172.437923196, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 63172.437923196/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 63172.437923196/1 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 63172.437923196 as a fraction:
126345/2 / 1