Step 1:
The first step to converting 409878 to a fraction is to re-write 409878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 409878 can be written as simply 409878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 409878, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 409878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 409878/1 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 409878 as a fraction:
409878/1 / 1