Step 1:
The first step to converting 473998 to a fraction is to re-write 473998 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 473998 can be written as simply 473998/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 473998, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 473998/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 473998/1 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 473998 as a fraction:
473998/1 / 1