Step 1:
The first step to converting 847242 to a fraction is to re-write 847242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 847242 can be written as simply 847242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 847242, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 847242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 847242/1 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 847242 as a fraction:
847242/1 / 1