Step 1:
The first step to converting 51745 to a fraction is to re-write 51745 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51745 can be written as simply 51745/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51745, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51745/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51745/1 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 51745 as a fraction:
51745/1 / 1