Step 1:
The first step to converting 462897 to a fraction is to re-write 462897 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 462897 can be written as simply 462897/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 462897, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462897/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462897/1 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 462897 as a fraction:
462897/1 / 1