Step 1:
The first step to converting 716.8259172174 to a fraction is to re-write 716.8259172174 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 716.8259172174 can be written as simply 716.8259172174/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 716.8259172174, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 716.8259172174/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 716.8259172174/1 each by 10000000000:
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 716.8259172174 as a fraction:
16487/23 / 1