Step 1:
The first step to converting 170422 to a fraction is to re-write 170422 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170422 can be written as simply 170422/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170422, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170422/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170422/1 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 170422 as a fraction:
170422/1 / 1