If we try to divide any two random arbitrarily long rational numbers like
103850.2387209375029375092730958297836958623986868349693868398659825528365...
and
127.123123123...
Is it guaranteed that the result is also a rational number?
If we try to divide any two random arbitrarily long rational numbers like
103850.2387209375029375092730958297836958623986868349693868398659825528365...
and
127.123123123...
Is it guaranteed that the result is also a rational number?
The quotient of two rationals is always a rational.
For if $\alpha = \frac{a}{b}$ and $\beta = \frac{c}{d}$ with $a, b, c, d$ integers with none of $b, c, d$ being zero, then
$$\frac{\alpha}{\beta} = \frac{ad}{bc}$$
is a quotient of integers, and so is rational.