Step 1:
The first step to converting 24786 to a fraction is to re-write 24786 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24786 can be written as simply 24786/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24786, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24786/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24786/1 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 24786 as a fraction:
24786/1 / 1