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Can all integers be rational??

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Every integer is a rational number, since each integer n can be written in the form n/1. For example 5 = 5/1 and thus 5 is a rational number. However, numbers like 1/2, 45454737/2424242, and -3/7 are also rational, since they are fractions whose numerator and denominator are integers.

User Rakesh Govindula
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Yes, all integers are rational numbers. If n is an integer, we can always write it as

n = n / 1

i.e. as a ratio of integers.

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