Step 1:
The first step to converting 493236 to a fraction is to re-write 493236 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 493236 can be written as simply 493236/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 493236, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 493236/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 493236/1 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 493236 as a fraction:
493236/1 / 1