Step 1:
The first step to converting 13971600 to a fraction is to re-write 13971600 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13971600 can be written as simply 13971600/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13971600, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13971600/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13971600/1 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 13971600 as a fraction:
13971599/1 / 1