Step 1:
The first step to converting 254491 to a fraction is to re-write 254491 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 254491 can be written as simply 254491/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 254491, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 254491/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 254491/1 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 254491 as a fraction:
254491/1 / 1