Step 1:
The first step to converting 170713.42761659 to a fraction is to re-write 170713.42761659 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170713.42761659 can be written as simply 170713.42761659/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170713.42761659, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170713.42761659/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170713.42761659/1 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 170713.42761659 as a fraction:
341427/2 / 1