Step 1:
The first step to converting 486459 to a fraction is to re-write 486459 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 486459 can be written as simply 486459/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 486459, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 486459/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 486459/1 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 486459 as a fraction:
486459/1 / 1