Step 1:
The first step to converting 137678 to a fraction is to re-write 137678 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 137678 can be written as simply 137678/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 137678, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137678/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137678/1 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 137678 as a fraction:
137678/1 / 1