Step 1:
The first step to converting 243657 to a fraction is to re-write 243657 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 243657 can be written as simply 243657/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 243657, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 243657/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 243657/1 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 243657 as a fraction:
243657/1 / 1