Step 1:
The first step to converting 488961 to a fraction is to re-write 488961 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 488961 can be written as simply 488961/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 488961, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488961/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488961/1 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 488961 as a fraction:
488961/1 / 1