Step 1:
The first step to converting 396088 to a fraction is to re-write 396088 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 396088 can be written as simply 396088/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 396088, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396088/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396088/1 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 396088 as a fraction:
396088/1 / 1