Step 1:
The first step to converting 171214.899658 to a fraction is to re-write 171214.899658 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171214.899658 can be written as simply 171214.899658/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171214.899658, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171214.899658/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171214.899658/1 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 171214.899658 as a fraction:
171215/1 / 1