Step 1:
The first step to converting 162981348.16636 to a fraction is to re-write 162981348.16636 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 162981348.16636 can be written as simply 162981348.16636/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 162981348.16636, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162981348.16636/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162981348.16636/1 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 162981348.16636 as a fraction:
162981348/1 / 1