Step 1:
The first step to converting 156742.7796733 to a fraction is to re-write 156742.7796733 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 156742.7796733 can be written as simply 156742.7796733/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 156742.7796733, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 156742.7796733/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 156742.7796733/1 each by 10000000:
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 156742.7796733 as a fraction:
626971/4 / 1