Step 1:
The first step to converting 357216 to a fraction is to re-write 357216 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 357216 can be written as simply 357216/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 357216, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357216/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357216/1 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 357216 as a fraction:
357216/1 / 1