Step 1:
The first step to converting 85981 to a fraction is to re-write 85981 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85981 can be written as simply 85981/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85981, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85981/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85981/1 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 85981 as a fraction:
85981/1 / 1