Step 1:
The first step to converting 223821 to a fraction is to re-write 223821 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 223821 can be written as simply 223821/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 223821, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223821/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223821/1 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 223821 as a fraction:
223821/1 / 1