Step 1:
The first step to converting 243046 to a fraction is to re-write 243046 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 243046 can be written as simply 243046/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 243046, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 243046/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 243046/1 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 243046 as a fraction:
243046/1 / 1