Step 1:
The first step to converting 188741 to a fraction is to re-write 188741 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 188741 can be written as simply 188741/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 188741, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188741/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188741/1 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 188741 as a fraction:
188741/1 / 1