Step 1:
The first step to converting 140274 to a fraction is to re-write 140274 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 140274 can be written as simply 140274/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 140274, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140274/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140274/1 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 140274 as a fraction:
140274/1 / 1