Step 1:
The first step to converting 45881 to a fraction is to re-write 45881 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45881 can be written as simply 45881/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45881, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45881/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45881/1 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 45881 as a fraction:
45881/1 / 1