Step 1:
The first step to converting 497145 to a fraction is to re-write 497145 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 497145 can be written as simply 497145/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 497145, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497145/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497145/1 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 497145 as a fraction:
497145/1 / 1