Step 1:
The first step to converting 152998 to a fraction is to re-write 152998 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 152998 can be written as simply 152998/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 152998, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 152998/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 152998/1 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 152998 as a fraction:
152998/1 / 1