Step 1:
The first step to converting 171706 to a fraction is to re-write 171706 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 171706 can be written as simply 171706/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 171706, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171706/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 171706/1 each by 1:
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 171706 as a fraction:
171706/1 / 1