Step 1:
The first step to converting 189608 to a fraction is to re-write 189608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 189608 can be written as simply 189608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 189608, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 189608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 189608/1 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 189608 as a fraction:
189608/1 / 1