Step 1:
The first step to converting 166856.1784314 to a fraction is to re-write 166856.1784314 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 166856.1784314 can be written as simply 166856.1784314/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 166856.1784314, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166856.1784314/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166856.1784314/1 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 166856.1784314 as a fraction:
834281/5 / 1