Step 1:
The first step to converting 287706 to a fraction is to re-write 287706 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 287706 can be written as simply 287706/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 287706, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287706/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287706/1 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 287706 as a fraction:
287706/1 / 1