Step 1:
The first step to converting 218337 to a fraction is to re-write 218337 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 218337 can be written as simply 218337/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 218337, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218337/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218337/1 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 218337 as a fraction:
218337/1 / 1