Step 1:
The first step to converting 148846 to a fraction is to re-write 148846 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 148846 can be written as simply 148846/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 148846, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 148846/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 148846/1 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 148846 as a fraction:
148846/1 / 1