Step 1:
The first step to converting 398781 to a fraction is to re-write 398781 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 398781 can be written as simply 398781/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 398781, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398781/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398781/1 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 398781 as a fraction:
398781/1 / 1