Step 1:
The first step to converting 178523 to a fraction is to re-write 178523 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178523 can be written as simply 178523/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178523, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178523/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178523/1 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 178523 as a fraction:
178523/1 / 1