Step 1:
The first step to converting 310438 to a fraction is to re-write 310438 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 310438 can be written as simply 310438/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 310438, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 310438/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 310438/1 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 310438 as a fraction:
310438/1 / 1