Step 1:
The first step to converting 422156 to a fraction is to re-write 422156 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 422156 can be written as simply 422156/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 422156, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 422156/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 422156/1 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 422156 as a fraction:
422156/1 / 1