To find the total number of employees in the company, we can use the percentage given. If 17.2% of the company's total employees equals 15,400, we can set up the following equation:
\[ 0.172 \times \text{Total Employees} = 15,400 \]
To find the total employees, we can rearrange the equation:
\[ \text{Total Employees} = \frac{15,400}{0.172} \]
Now, we can do the calculation:
\[ \text{Total Employees} \approx \frac{15,400}{0.172} \approx 89,535.14 \]
Rounding this to the nearest whole number, we get:
\[ \text{Total Employees} \approx 89,535 \]
Therefore, the company has approximately 89,535 employees in total.