Step 1:
The first step to converting 165486.97874962 to a fraction is to re-write 165486.97874962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 165486.97874962 can be written as simply 165486.97874962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 165486.97874962, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165486.97874962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165486.97874962/1 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 165486.97874962 as a fraction:
165487/1 / 1