Step 1:
The first step to converting 424842 to a fraction is to re-write 424842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 424842 can be written as simply 424842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 424842, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 424842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 424842/1 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 424842 as a fraction:
424842/1 / 1