Step 1:
The first step to converting 170865.4774523 to a fraction is to re-write 170865.4774523 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170865.4774523 can be written as simply 170865.4774523/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170865.4774523, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170865.4774523/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170865.4774523/1 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 170865.4774523 as a fraction:
341731/2 / 1