Step 1:
The first step to converting 170678.2873756 to a fraction is to re-write 170678.2873756 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170678.2873756 can be written as simply 170678.2873756/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170678.2873756, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170678.2873756/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170678.2873756/1 each by 10000000:
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 170678.2873756 as a fraction:
512035/3 / 1