Step 1:
The first step to converting 165942 to a fraction is to re-write 165942 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 165942 can be written as simply 165942/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 165942, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165942/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165942/1 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 165942 as a fraction:
165942/1 / 1