Step 1:
The first step to converting 158409 to a fraction is to re-write 158409 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 158409 can be written as simply 158409/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 158409, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158409/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158409/1 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 158409 as a fraction:
158409/1 / 1