Step 1:
The first step to converting 542888 to a fraction is to re-write 542888 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 542888 can be written as simply 542888/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 542888, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 542888/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 542888/1 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 542888 as a fraction:
542888/1 / 1