Step 1:
The first step to converting 173108 to a fraction is to re-write 173108 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173108 can be written as simply 173108/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173108, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173108/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173108/1 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 173108 as a fraction:
173108/1 / 1