Step 1:
The first step to converting 24531 to a fraction is to re-write 24531 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24531 can be written as simply 24531/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24531, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24531/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24531/1 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 24531 as a fraction:
24531/1 / 1