Step 1:
The first step to converting 231450 to a fraction is to re-write 231450 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231450 can be written as simply 231450/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231450, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231450/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231450/1 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 231450 as a fraction:
231450/1 / 1