Step 1:
The first step to converting 45862 to a fraction is to re-write 45862 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45862 can be written as simply 45862/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45862, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45862/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45862/1 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 45862 as a fraction:
45862/1 / 1