Step 1:
The first step to converting 173127 to a fraction is to re-write 173127 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173127 can be written as simply 173127/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173127, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173127/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173127/1 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 173127 as a fraction:
173127/1 / 1