Step 1:
The first step to converting 173529 to a fraction is to re-write 173529 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173529 can be written as simply 173529/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173529, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173529/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173529/1 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 173529 as a fraction:
173529/1 / 1