Step 1:
The first step to converting 173550 to a fraction is to re-write 173550 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173550 can be written as simply 173550/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173550, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173550/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173550/1 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 173550 as a fraction:
173550/1 / 1