Step 1:
The first step to converting 158271.58856 to a fraction is to re-write 158271.58856 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 158271.58856 can be written as simply 158271.58856/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 158271.58856, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158271.58856/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158271.58856/1 each by 100000:
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 158271.58856 as a fraction:
316543/2 / 1