Step 1:
The first step to converting 161642.4259 to a fraction is to re-write 161642.4259 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 161642.4259 can be written as simply 161642.4259/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 161642.4259, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161642.4259/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 161642.4259/1 each by 10000:
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 161642.4259 as a fraction:
323285/2 / 1