Step 1:
The first step to converting 187316 to a fraction is to re-write 187316 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 187316 can be written as simply 187316/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 187316, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187316/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187316/1 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 187316 as a fraction:
187316/1 / 1