Step 1:
The first step to converting 74043 to a fraction is to re-write 74043 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74043 can be written as simply 74043/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74043, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74043/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74043/1 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 74043 as a fraction:
74043/1 / 1