Step 1:
The first step to converting 238938 to a fraction is to re-write 238938 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 238938 can be written as simply 238938/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 238938, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238938/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238938/1 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 238938 as a fraction:
238938/1 / 1