Step 1:
The first step to converting 163974.94666858 to a fraction is to re-write 163974.94666858 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 163974.94666858 can be written as simply 163974.94666858/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 163974.94666858, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163974.94666858/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163974.94666858/1 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 163974.94666858 as a fraction:
163975/1 / 1