Step 1:
The first step to converting 176450 to a fraction is to re-write 176450 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 176450 can be written as simply 176450/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 176450, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176450/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176450/1 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 176450 as a fraction:
176450/1 / 1