Step 1:
The first step to converting 186714 to a fraction is to re-write 186714 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 186714 can be written as simply 186714/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 186714, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186714/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186714/1 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 186714 as a fraction:
186714/1 / 1