Step 1:
The first step to converting 428316 to a fraction is to re-write 428316 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 428316 can be written as simply 428316/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 428316, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 428316/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 428316/1 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 428316 as a fraction:
428316/1 / 1