Step 1:
The first step to converting 170563.50508518 to a fraction is to re-write 170563.50508518 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170563.50508518 can be written as simply 170563.50508518/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170563.50508518, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170563.50508518/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170563.50508518/1 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 170563.50508518 as a fraction:
341127/2 / 1