Step 1:
The first step to converting 172880 to a fraction is to re-write 172880 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 172880 can be written as simply 172880/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 172880, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172880/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172880/1 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 172880 as a fraction:
172880/1 / 1