Step 1:
The first step to converting 311696 to a fraction is to re-write 311696 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 311696 can be written as simply 311696/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 311696, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311696/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311696/1 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 311696 as a fraction:
311696/1 / 1