Step 1:
The first step to converting 161439 to a fraction is to re-write 161439 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 161439 can be written as simply 161439/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 161439, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161439/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161439/1 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 161439 as a fraction:
161439/1 / 1