Step 1:
The first step to converting 9172396.728659 to a fraction is to re-write 9172396.728659 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 9172396.728659 can be written as simply 9172396.728659/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 9172396.728659, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 9172396.728659/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 9172396.728659/1 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 9172396.728659 as a fraction:
9172396/1 / 1