Step 1:
The first step to converting 157328.97078123 to a fraction is to re-write 157328.97078123 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 157328.97078123 can be written as simply 157328.97078123/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 157328.97078123, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 157328.97078123/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 157328.97078123/1 each by 100000000:
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 157328.97078123 as a fraction:
157329/1 / 1