Step 1:
The first step to converting 158276 to a fraction is to re-write 158276 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 158276 can be written as simply 158276/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 158276, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158276/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158276/1 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 158276 as a fraction:
158276/1 / 1