Step 1:
The first step to converting 436642 to a fraction is to re-write 436642 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 436642 can be written as simply 436642/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 436642, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 436642/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 436642/1 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 436642 as a fraction:
436642/1 / 1