Step 1:
The first step to converting 277996 to a fraction is to re-write 277996 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 277996 can be written as simply 277996/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 277996, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 277996/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 277996/1 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 277996 as a fraction:
277996/1 / 1