Step 1:
The first step to converting 173945 to a fraction is to re-write 173945 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 173945 can be written as simply 173945/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 173945, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173945/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 173945/1 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 173945 as a fraction:
173945/1 / 1