Step 1:
The first step to converting 398705 to a fraction is to re-write 398705 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 398705 can be written as simply 398705/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 398705, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398705/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398705/1 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 398705 as a fraction:
398705/1 / 1