Step 1:
The first step to converting 170232 to a fraction is to re-write 170232 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170232 can be written as simply 170232/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170232, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170232/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170232/1 each by 1:
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 170232 as a fraction:
170232/1 / 1