Step 1:
The first step to converting 178518 to a fraction is to re-write 178518 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178518 can be written as simply 178518/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178518, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178518/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178518/1 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 178518 as a fraction:
178518/1 / 1