Step 1:
The first step to converting 168958 to a fraction is to re-write 168958 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168958 can be written as simply 168958/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168958, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168958/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168958/1 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 168958 as a fraction:
168958/1 / 1