Step 1:
The first step to converting 518504 to a fraction is to re-write 518504 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 518504 can be written as simply 518504/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 518504, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 518504/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 518504/1 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 518504 as a fraction:
518504/1 / 1