Step 1:
The first step to converting 842180 to a fraction is to re-write 842180 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 842180 can be written as simply 842180/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 842180, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842180/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842180/1 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 842180 as a fraction:
842180/1 / 1