Step 1:
The first step to converting 242456 to a fraction is to re-write 242456 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242456 can be written as simply 242456/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242456, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242456/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242456/1 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 242456 as a fraction:
242456/1 / 1