Step 1:
The first step to converting 196079 to a fraction is to re-write 196079 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 196079 can be written as simply 196079/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 196079, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196079/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196079/1 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 196079 as a fraction:
196079/1 / 1