Step 1:
The first step to converting 145866.8159 to a fraction is to re-write 145866.8159 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 145866.8159 can be written as simply 145866.8159/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 145866.8159, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145866.8159/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145866.8159/1 each by 10000:
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 145866.8159 as a fraction:
729334/5 / 1