Step 1:
The first step to converting 159956 to a fraction is to re-write 159956 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159956 can be written as simply 159956/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159956, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159956/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159956/1 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 159956 as a fraction:
159956/1 / 1