Step 1:
The first step to converting 140087 to a fraction is to re-write 140087 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 140087 can be written as simply 140087/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 140087, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140087/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140087/1 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 140087 as a fraction:
140087/1 / 1