Step 1:
The first step to converting 273648 to a fraction is to re-write 273648 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 273648 can be written as simply 273648/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 273648, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273648/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273648/1 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 273648 as a fraction:
273648/1 / 1