Step 1:
The first step to converting 130986 to a fraction is to re-write 130986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 130986 can be written as simply 130986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 130986, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 130986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 130986/1 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 130986 as a fraction:
130986/1 / 1