Step 1:
The first step to converting 402548 to a fraction is to re-write 402548 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 402548 can be written as simply 402548/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 402548, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402548/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402548/1 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 402548 as a fraction:
402548/1 / 1