Step 1:
The first step to converting 502146 to a fraction is to re-write 502146 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 502146 can be written as simply 502146/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 502146, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 502146/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 502146/1 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 502146 as a fraction:
502146/1 / 1