Step 1:
The first step to converting 49638 to a fraction is to re-write 49638 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49638 can be written as simply 49638/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49638, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49638/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49638/1 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 49638 as a fraction:
49638/1 / 1