Step 1:
The first step to converting 168009 to a fraction is to re-write 168009 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168009 can be written as simply 168009/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168009, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168009/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168009/1 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 168009 as a fraction:
168009/1 / 1