Step 1:
The first step to converting 144623 to a fraction is to re-write 144623 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144623 can be written as simply 144623/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144623, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144623/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144623/1 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 144623 as a fraction:
144623/1 / 1