Step 1:
The first step to converting 368496 to a fraction is to re-write 368496 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 368496 can be written as simply 368496/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 368496, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 368496/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 368496/1 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 368496 as a fraction:
368496/1 / 1