Step 1:
The first step to converting 159645.77654525 to a fraction is to re-write 159645.77654525 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159645.77654525 can be written as simply 159645.77654525/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159645.77654525, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159645.77654525/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159645.77654525/1 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 159645.77654525 as a fraction:
638583/4 / 1