Step 1:
The first step to converting 274840 to a fraction is to re-write 274840 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 274840 can be written as simply 274840/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 274840, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 274840/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 274840/1 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 274840 as a fraction:
274840/1 / 1