Step 1:
The first step to converting 174406 to a fraction is to re-write 174406 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 174406 can be written as simply 174406/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 174406, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174406/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174406/1 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 174406 as a fraction:
174406/1 / 1