Step 1:
The first step to converting 173584 to a fraction is to re-write 173584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173584 can be written as simply 173584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173584, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173584/1 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 173584 as a fraction:
173584/1 / 1