Step 1:
The first step to converting 159656.3674643 to a fraction is to re-write 159656.3674643 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159656.3674643 can be written as simply 159656.3674643/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159656.3674643, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159656.3674643/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159656.3674643/1 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 159656.3674643 as a fraction:
319313/2 / 1