Step 1:
The first step to converting 31177284 to a fraction is to re-write 31177284 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31177284 can be written as simply 31177284/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31177284, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31177284/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31177284/1 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 31177284 as a fraction:
31177283/1 / 1