Step 1:
The first step to converting 52017 to a fraction is to re-write 52017 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52017 can be written as simply 52017/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52017, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52017/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52017/1 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 52017 as a fraction:
52017/1 / 1