Step 1:
The first step to converting 162346.6873115 to a fraction is to re-write 162346.6873115 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 162346.6873115 can be written as simply 162346.6873115/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 162346.6873115, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162346.6873115/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162346.6873115/1 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 162346.6873115 as a fraction:
487040/3 / 1