Step 1:
The first step to converting 213724 to a fraction is to re-write 213724 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 213724 can be written as simply 213724/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 213724, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 213724/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 213724/1 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 213724 as a fraction:
213724/1 / 1