Step 1:
The first step to converting 161105954.38497 to a fraction is to re-write 161105954.38497 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 161105954.38497 can be written as simply 161105954.38497/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 161105954.38497, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161105954.38497/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161105954.38497/1 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 161105954.38497 as a fraction:
161105954/1 / 1