Step 1:
The first step to converting 179382 to a fraction is to re-write 179382 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 179382 can be written as simply 179382/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 179382, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179382/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179382/1 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 179382 as a fraction:
179382/1 / 1