Step 1:
The first step to converting 205986 to a fraction is to re-write 205986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 205986 can be written as simply 205986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 205986, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 205986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 205986/1 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 205986 as a fraction:
205986/1 / 1