Step 1:
The first step to converting 178384 to a fraction is to re-write 178384 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178384 can be written as simply 178384/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178384, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178384/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178384/1 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 178384 as a fraction:
178384/1 / 1