Step 1:
The first step to converting 16785 to a fraction is to re-write 16785 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16785 can be written as simply 16785/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16785, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16785/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16785/1 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 16785 as a fraction:
16785/1 / 1