Step 1:
The first step to converting 579987 to a fraction is to re-write 579987 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 579987 can be written as simply 579987/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 579987, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 579987/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 579987/1 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 579987 as a fraction:
579987/1 / 1