Step 1:
The first step to converting 178514 to a fraction is to re-write 178514 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178514 can be written as simply 178514/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178514, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178514/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178514/1 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 178514 as a fraction:
178514/1 / 1