Step 1:
The first step to converting 163722 to a fraction is to re-write 163722 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 163722 can be written as simply 163722/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 163722, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163722/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163722/1 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 163722 as a fraction:
163722/1 / 1