Step 1:
The first step to converting 316378 to a fraction is to re-write 316378 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 316378 can be written as simply 316378/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 316378, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 316378/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 316378/1 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 316378 as a fraction:
316378/1 / 1