Step 1:
The first step to converting 187839 to a fraction is to re-write 187839 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 187839 can be written as simply 187839/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 187839, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187839/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187839/1 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 187839 as a fraction:
187839/1 / 1