Step 1:
The first step to converting 173924 to a fraction is to re-write 173924 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173924 can be written as simply 173924/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173924, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173924/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173924/1 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 173924 as a fraction:
173924/1 / 1