Step 1:
The first step to converting 491252 to a fraction is to re-write 491252 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 491252 can be written as simply 491252/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 491252, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 491252/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 491252/1 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 491252 as a fraction:
491252/1 / 1