Step 1:
The first step to converting 166354997.26278 to a fraction is to re-write 166354997.26278 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 166354997.26278 can be written as simply 166354997.26278/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 166354997.26278, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166354997.26278/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166354997.26278/1 each by 100000:
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 166354997.26278 as a fraction:
166354997/1 / 1