Step 1:
The first step to converting 118289 to a fraction is to re-write 118289 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118289 can be written as simply 118289/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118289, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118289/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118289/1 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 118289 as a fraction:
118289/1 / 1