Step 1:
The first step to converting 170880.22642573 to a fraction is to re-write 170880.22642573 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 170880.22642573 can be written as simply 170880.22642573/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 170880.22642573, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170880.22642573/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 170880.22642573/1 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 170880.22642573 as a fraction:
683521/4 / 1