Step 1:
The first step to converting 40059 to a fraction is to re-write 40059 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40059 can be written as simply 40059/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40059, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40059/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40059/1 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 40059 as a fraction:
40059/1 / 1