Step 1:
The first step to converting 144790 to a fraction is to re-write 144790 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144790 can be written as simply 144790/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144790, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144790/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144790/1 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 144790 as a fraction:
144790/1 / 1