Step 1:
The first step to converting 497847 to a fraction is to re-write 497847 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 497847 can be written as simply 497847/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 497847, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497847/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497847/1 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 497847 as a fraction:
497847/1 / 1