Step 1:
The first step to converting 284661 to a fraction is to re-write 284661 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 284661 can be written as simply 284661/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 284661, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284661/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284661/1 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 284661 as a fraction:
284661/1 / 1