Step 1:
The first step to converting 488364 to a fraction is to re-write 488364 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 488364 can be written as simply 488364/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 488364, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488364/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488364/1 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 488364 as a fraction:
488364/1 / 1