Step 1:
The first step to converting 165968 to a fraction is to re-write 165968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 165968 can be written as simply 165968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 165968, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165968/1 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 165968 as a fraction:
165968/1 / 1