Step 1:
The first step to converting 178380 to a fraction is to re-write 178380 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178380 can be written as simply 178380/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178380, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178380/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178380/1 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 178380 as a fraction:
178380/1 / 1