Step 1:
The first step to converting 87270 to a fraction is to re-write 87270 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87270 can be written as simply 87270/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87270, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87270/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87270/1 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 87270 as a fraction:
87270/1 / 1