Step 1:
The first step to converting 196302 to a fraction is to re-write 196302 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 196302 can be written as simply 196302/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 196302, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196302/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196302/1 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 196302 as a fraction:
196302/1 / 1