Step 1:
The first step to converting 163970.9507 to a fraction is to re-write 163970.9507 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 163970.9507 can be written as simply 163970.9507/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 163970.9507, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163970.9507/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163970.9507/1 each by 10000:
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 163970.9507 as a fraction:
163971/1 / 1