Step 1:
The first step to converting 7174742.127588 to a fraction is to re-write 7174742.127588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7174742.127588 can be written as simply 7174742.127588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7174742.127588, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7174742.127588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7174742.127588/1 each by 1000000:
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 7174742.127588 as a fraction:
7174742/1 / 1