Step 1:
The first step to converting 178497 to a fraction is to re-write 178497 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178497 can be written as simply 178497/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178497, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178497/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178497/1 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 178497 as a fraction:
178497/1 / 1