Step 1:
The first step to converting 82981 to a fraction is to re-write 82981 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 82981 can be written as simply 82981/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 82981, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82981/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82981/1 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 82981 as a fraction:
82981/1 / 1