Step 1:
The first step to converting 74274 to a fraction is to re-write 74274 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74274 can be written as simply 74274/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74274, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74274/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74274/1 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 74274 as a fraction:
74274/1 / 1