Step 1:
The first step to converting 48258 to a fraction is to re-write 48258 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48258 can be written as simply 48258/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48258, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48258/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48258/1 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 48258 as a fraction:
48258/1 / 1