Step 1:
The first step to converting 122172 to a fraction is to re-write 122172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 122172 can be written as simply 122172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 122172, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 122172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 122172/1 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 122172 as a fraction:
122172/1 / 1