Step 1:
The first step to converting 41497 to a fraction is to re-write 41497 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 41497 can be written as simply 41497/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 41497, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41497/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41497/1 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 41497 as a fraction:
41497/1 / 1