Step 1:
The first step to converting 261829 to a fraction is to re-write 261829 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261829 can be written as simply 261829/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261829, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261829/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261829/1 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 261829 as a fraction:
261829/1 / 1