Step 1:
The first step to converting 152959 to a fraction is to re-write 152959 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 152959 can be written as simply 152959/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 152959, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 152959/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 152959/1 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 152959 as a fraction:
152959/1 / 1