Step 1:
The first step to converting 237642 to a fraction is to re-write 237642 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 237642 can be written as simply 237642/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 237642, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237642/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237642/1 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 237642 as a fraction:
237642/1 / 1