Step 1:
The first step to converting 142272 to a fraction is to re-write 142272 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142272 can be written as simply 142272/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142272, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142272/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142272/1 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 142272 as a fraction:
142272/1 / 1