Step 1:
The first step to converting 158863.7041484 to a fraction is to re-write 158863.7041484 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 158863.7041484 can be written as simply 158863.7041484/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 158863.7041484, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158863.7041484/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158863.7041484/1 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 158863.7041484 as a fraction:
476591/3 / 1