Step 1:
The first step to converting 166072.1584985 to a fraction is to re-write 166072.1584985 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 166072.1584985 can be written as simply 166072.1584985/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 166072.1584985, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166072.1584985/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166072.1584985/1 each by 10000000:
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 166072.1584985 as a fraction:
166072/1 / 1