Step 1:
The first step to converting 166743 to a fraction is to re-write 166743 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 166743 can be written as simply 166743/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 166743, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166743/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166743/1 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 166743 as a fraction:
166743/1 / 1