Step 1:
The first step to converting 52388 to a fraction is to re-write 52388 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52388 can be written as simply 52388/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52388, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52388/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52388/1 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 52388 as a fraction:
52388/1 / 1