Step 1:
The first step to converting 42325 to a fraction is to re-write 42325 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42325 can be written as simply 42325/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42325, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42325/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42325/1 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 42325 as a fraction:
42325/1 / 1