Step 1:
The first step to converting 379973 to a fraction is to re-write 379973 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 379973 can be written as simply 379973/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 379973, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 379973/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 379973/1 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 379973 as a fraction:
379973/1 / 1