Step 1:
The first step to converting 153959 to a fraction is to re-write 153959 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 153959 can be written as simply 153959/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 153959, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153959/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153959/1 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 153959 as a fraction:
153959/1 / 1