Step 1:
The first step to converting 491208 to a fraction is to re-write 491208 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 491208 can be written as simply 491208/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 491208, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 491208/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 491208/1 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 491208 as a fraction:
491208/1 / 1