Step 1:
The first step to converting 208900 to a fraction is to re-write 208900 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 208900 can be written as simply 208900/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 208900, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 208900/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 208900/1 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 208900 as a fraction:
208900/1 / 1