Step 1:
The first step to converting 21274 to a fraction is to re-write 21274 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21274 can be written as simply 21274/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21274, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21274/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21274/1 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 21274 as a fraction:
21274/1 / 1