Step 1:
The first step to converting 170418 to a fraction is to re-write 170418 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170418 can be written as simply 170418/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170418, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170418/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170418/1 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 170418 as a fraction:
170418/1 / 1