Step 1:
The first step to converting 44858 to a fraction is to re-write 44858 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44858 can be written as simply 44858/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44858, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44858/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44858/1 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 44858 as a fraction:
44858/1 / 1