Step 1:
The first step to converting 238040 to a fraction is to re-write 238040 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 238040 can be written as simply 238040/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 238040, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238040/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238040/1 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 238040 as a fraction:
238040/1 / 1