Step 1:
The first step to converting 287758 to a fraction is to re-write 287758 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 287758 can be written as simply 287758/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 287758, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287758/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287758/1 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 287758 as a fraction:
287758/1 / 1