Step 1:
The first step to converting 489722 to a fraction is to re-write 489722 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 489722 can be written as simply 489722/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 489722, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 489722/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 489722/1 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 489722 as a fraction:
489722/1 / 1