Step 1:
The first step to converting 163158.27911672 to a fraction is to re-write 163158.27911672 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 163158.27911672 can be written as simply 163158.27911672/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 163158.27911672, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163158.27911672/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163158.27911672/1 each by 100000000:
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 163158.27911672 as a fraction:
489475/3 / 1