Step 1:
The first step to converting 238287 to a fraction is to re-write 238287 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 238287 can be written as simply 238287/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 238287, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238287/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238287/1 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 238287 as a fraction:
238287/1 / 1