Step 1:
The first step to converting 159242 to a fraction is to re-write 159242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159242 can be written as simply 159242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159242, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159242/1 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 159242 as a fraction:
159242/1 / 1