Step 1:
The first step to converting 173877 to a fraction is to re-write 173877 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173877 can be written as simply 173877/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173877, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173877/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173877/1 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 173877 as a fraction:
173877/1 / 1