Step 1:
The first step to converting 637988 to a fraction is to re-write 637988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 637988 can be written as simply 637988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 637988, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 637988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 637988/1 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 637988 as a fraction:
637988/1 / 1