Step 1:
The first step to converting 177709 to a fraction is to re-write 177709 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177709 can be written as simply 177709/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177709, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177709/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177709/1 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 177709 as a fraction:
177709/1 / 1