Step 1:
The first step to converting 170386.89856903 to a fraction is to re-write 170386.89856903 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170386.89856903 can be written as simply 170386.89856903/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170386.89856903, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170386.89856903/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170386.89856903/1 each by 100000000:
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 170386.89856903 as a fraction:
170387/1 / 1