Step 1:
The first step to converting 389688 to a fraction is to re-write 389688 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 389688 can be written as simply 389688/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 389688, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 389688/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 389688/1 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 389688 as a fraction:
389688/1 / 1