Step 1:
The first step to converting 280836 to a fraction is to re-write 280836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 280836 can be written as simply 280836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 280836, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280836/1 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 280836 as a fraction:
280836/1 / 1