Step 1:
The first step to converting 216991 to a fraction is to re-write 216991 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 216991 can be written as simply 216991/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 216991, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 216991/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 216991/1 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 216991 as a fraction:
216991/1 / 1