Step 1:
The first step to converting 979984 to a fraction is to re-write 979984 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 979984 can be written as simply 979984/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 979984, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 979984/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 979984/1 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 979984 as a fraction:
979984/1 / 1