Step 1:
The first step to converting 163729 to a fraction is to re-write 163729 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 163729 can be written as simply 163729/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 163729, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163729/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163729/1 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 163729 as a fraction:
163729/1 / 1