Step 1:
The first step to converting 55702 to a fraction is to re-write 55702 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55702 can be written as simply 55702/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55702, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55702/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55702/1 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 55702 as a fraction:
55702/1 / 1