Step 1:
The first step to converting 231864 to a fraction is to re-write 231864 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231864 can be written as simply 231864/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231864, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231864/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231864/1 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 231864 as a fraction:
231864/1 / 1