Step 1:
The first step to converting 142062 to a fraction is to re-write 142062 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142062 can be written as simply 142062/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142062, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142062/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142062/1 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 142062 as a fraction:
142062/1 / 1