Step 1:
The first step to converting 378462 to a fraction is to re-write 378462 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 378462 can be written as simply 378462/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 378462, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378462/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378462/1 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 378462 as a fraction:
378462/1 / 1