Step 1:
The first step to converting 159865.04656151 to a fraction is to re-write 159865.04656151 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159865.04656151 can be written as simply 159865.04656151/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159865.04656151, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159865.04656151/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159865.04656151/1 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 159865.04656151 as a fraction:
159865/1 / 1