Step 1:
The first step to converting 187211 to a fraction is to re-write 187211 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 187211 can be written as simply 187211/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 187211, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187211/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187211/1 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 187211 as a fraction:
187211/1 / 1