Step 1:
The first step to converting 450588 to a fraction is to re-write 450588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 450588 can be written as simply 450588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 450588, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 450588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 450588/1 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 450588 as a fraction:
450588/1 / 1