Step 1:
The first step to converting 144948 to a fraction is to re-write 144948 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144948 can be written as simply 144948/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144948, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144948/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144948/1 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 144948 as a fraction:
144948/1 / 1