Step 1:
The first step to converting 45648 to a fraction is to re-write 45648 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45648 can be written as simply 45648/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45648, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45648/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45648/1 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 45648 as a fraction:
45648/1 / 1