Step 1:
The first step to converting 98838 to a fraction is to re-write 98838 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 98838 can be written as simply 98838/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 98838, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98838/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98838/1 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 98838 as a fraction:
98838/1 / 1