Step 1:
The first step to converting 492885 to a fraction is to re-write 492885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 492885 can be written as simply 492885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 492885, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 492885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 492885/1 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 492885 as a fraction:
492885/1 / 1