Step 1:
The first step to converting 290898 to a fraction is to re-write 290898 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 290898 can be written as simply 290898/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 290898, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290898/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290898/1 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 290898 as a fraction:
290898/1 / 1