Step 1:
The first step to converting 159993 to a fraction is to re-write 159993 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159993 can be written as simply 159993/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159993, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159993/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159993/1 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 159993 as a fraction:
159993/1 / 1