Step 1:
The first step to converting 601596 to a fraction is to re-write 601596 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 601596 can be written as simply 601596/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 601596, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 601596/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 601596/1 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 601596 as a fraction:
601596/1 / 1