Step 1:
The first step to converting 551840 to a fraction is to re-write 551840 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 551840 can be written as simply 551840/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 551840, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 551840/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 551840/1 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 551840 as a fraction:
551840/1 / 1