Step 1:
The first step to converting 2142248 to a fraction is to re-write 2142248 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2142248 can be written as simply 2142248/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2142248, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2142248/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2142248/1 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 2142248 as a fraction:
2142248/1 / 1