Step 1:
The first step to converting 517173 to a fraction is to re-write 517173 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 517173 can be written as simply 517173/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 517173, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517173/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517173/1 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 517173 as a fraction:
517173/1 / 1