Step 1:
The first step to converting 405988 to a fraction is to re-write 405988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 405988 can be written as simply 405988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 405988, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 405988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 405988/1 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 405988 as a fraction:
405988/1 / 1