Step 1:
The first step to converting 264317 to a fraction is to re-write 264317 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264317 can be written as simply 264317/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264317, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264317/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264317/1 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 264317 as a fraction:
264317/1 / 1