Step 1:
The first step to converting 143571 to a fraction is to re-write 143571 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 143571 can be written as simply 143571/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 143571, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143571/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143571/1 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 143571 as a fraction:
143571/1 / 1