Step 1:
The first step to converting 138745 to a fraction is to re-write 138745 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138745 can be written as simply 138745/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138745, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138745/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138745/1 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 138745 as a fraction:
138745/1 / 1