Step 1:
The first step to converting 143722 to a fraction is to re-write 143722 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 143722 can be written as simply 143722/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 143722, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143722/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143722/1 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 143722 as a fraction:
143722/1 / 1