Step 1:
The first step to converting 176488 to a fraction is to re-write 176488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 176488 can be written as simply 176488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 176488, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176488/1 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 176488 as a fraction:
176488/1 / 1