Step 1:
The first step to converting 173176 to a fraction is to re-write 173176 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173176 can be written as simply 173176/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173176, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173176/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173176/1 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 173176 as a fraction:
173176/1 / 1