Step 1:
The first step to converting 358600 to a fraction is to re-write 358600 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 358600 can be written as simply 358600/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 358600, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 358600/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 358600/1 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 358600 as a fraction:
358600/1 / 1