Step 1:
The first step to converting 153942 to a fraction is to re-write 153942 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 153942 can be written as simply 153942/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 153942, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153942/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153942/1 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 153942 as a fraction:
153942/1 / 1