Step 1:
The first step to converting 54718 to a fraction is to re-write 54718 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54718 can be written as simply 54718/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54718, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54718/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54718/1 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 54718 as a fraction:
54718/1 / 1