Step 1:
The first step to converting 493371 to a fraction is to re-write 493371 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 493371 can be written as simply 493371/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 493371, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 493371/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 493371/1 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 493371 as a fraction:
493371/1 / 1