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By definition, a rational number is a number which can be expressed in the form:

$\dfrac a b$

where $a$ and $b$ are integers.

A fraction is a rational number such that, when expressed in canonical form $\dfrac a b$ (that is, such that $a$ and $b$ are coprime), the denominator $b$ is not $1$.