Step 1:
The first step to converting 406996 to a fraction is to re-write 406996 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 406996 can be written as simply 406996/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 406996, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 406996/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 406996/1 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 406996 as a fraction:
406996/1 / 1