Step 1:
The first step to converting 344285 to a fraction is to re-write 344285 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 344285 can be written as simply 344285/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 344285, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 344285/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 344285/1 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 344285 as a fraction:
344285/1 / 1