Step 1:
The first step to converting 55189 to a fraction is to re-write 55189 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55189 can be written as simply 55189/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55189, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55189/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55189/1 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 55189 as a fraction:
55189/1 / 1