Step 1:
The first step to converting 137421 to a fraction is to re-write 137421 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 137421 can be written as simply 137421/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 137421, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137421/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137421/1 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 137421 as a fraction:
137421/1 / 1