Step 1:
The first step to converting 161099.6422837 to a fraction is to re-write 161099.6422837 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 161099.6422837 can be written as simply 161099.6422837/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 161099.6422837, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161099.6422837/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161099.6422837/1 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 161099.6422837 as a fraction:
322199/2 / 1