Step 1:
The first step to converting 112997 to a fraction is to re-write 112997 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 112997 can be written as simply 112997/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 112997, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 112997/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 112997/1 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 112997 as a fraction:
112997/1 / 1