Step 1:
The first step to converting 174481 to a fraction is to re-write 174481 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 174481 can be written as simply 174481/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 174481, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174481/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 174481/1 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 174481 as a fraction:
174481/1 / 1