Step 1:
The first step to converting 516974 to a fraction is to re-write 516974 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 516974 can be written as simply 516974/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 516974, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 516974/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 516974/1 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 516974 as a fraction:
516974/1 / 1