Step 1:
The first step to converting 290969 to a fraction is to re-write 290969 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 290969 can be written as simply 290969/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 290969, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290969/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290969/1 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 290969 as a fraction:
290969/1 / 1