Step 1:
The first step to converting 162221 to a fraction is to re-write 162221 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 162221 can be written as simply 162221/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 162221, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162221/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162221/1 each by 1:
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 162221 as a fraction:
162221/1 / 1