Step 1:
The first step to converting 21245 to a fraction is to re-write 21245 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21245 can be written as simply 21245/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21245, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21245/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21245/1 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 21245 as a fraction:
21245/1 / 1