Step 1:
The first step to converting 55947 to a fraction is to re-write 55947 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55947 can be written as simply 55947/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55947, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55947/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55947/1 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 55947 as a fraction:
55947/1 / 1