Step 1:
The first step to converting 261983 to a fraction is to re-write 261983 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261983 can be written as simply 261983/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261983, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261983/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261983/1 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 261983 as a fraction:
261983/1 / 1