Step 1:
The first step to converting 159599093.63486 to a fraction is to re-write 159599093.63486 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159599093.63486 can be written as simply 159599093.63486/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159599093.63486, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159599093.63486/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159599093.63486/1 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 159599093.63486 as a fraction:
159599093/1 / 1