Step 1:
The first step to converting 170797.423771 to a fraction is to re-write 170797.423771 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170797.423771 can be written as simply 170797.423771/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170797.423771, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170797.423771/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170797.423771/1 each by 1000000:
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 170797.423771 as a fraction:
341595/2 / 1