Step 1:
The first step to converting 473898 to a fraction is to re-write 473898 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 473898 can be written as simply 473898/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 473898, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 473898/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 473898/1 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 473898 as a fraction:
473898/1 / 1