Step 1:
The first step to converting 523878 to a fraction is to re-write 523878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 523878 can be written as simply 523878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 523878, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 523878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 523878/1 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 523878 as a fraction:
523878/1 / 1