Step 1:
The first step to converting 252885 to a fraction is to re-write 252885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 252885 can be written as simply 252885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 252885, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252885/1 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 252885 as a fraction:
252885/1 / 1