Step 1:
The first step to converting 146044 to a fraction is to re-write 146044 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 146044 can be written as simply 146044/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 146044, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 146044/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 146044/1 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 146044 as a fraction:
146044/1 / 1