Step 1:
The first step to converting 178703 to a fraction is to re-write 178703 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178703 can be written as simply 178703/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178703, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178703/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178703/1 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 178703 as a fraction:
178703/1 / 1