Step 1:
The first step to converting 78899 to a fraction is to re-write 78899 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78899 can be written as simply 78899/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78899, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78899/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78899/1 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 78899 as a fraction:
78899/1 / 1