Step 1:
The first step to converting 156843 to a fraction is to re-write 156843 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 156843 can be written as simply 156843/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 156843, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 156843/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 156843/1 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 156843 as a fraction:
156843/1 / 1