Step 1:
The first step to converting 273800 to a fraction is to re-write 273800 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 273800 can be written as simply 273800/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 273800, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273800/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273800/1 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 273800 as a fraction:
273800/1 / 1