Step 1:
The first step to converting 242677 to a fraction is to re-write 242677 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242677 can be written as simply 242677/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242677, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242677/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242677/1 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 242677 as a fraction:
242677/1 / 1