Step 1:
The first step to converting 168639.318125 to a fraction is to re-write 168639.318125 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168639.318125 can be written as simply 168639.318125/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168639.318125, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168639.318125/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168639.318125/1 each by 1000000:
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 168639.318125 as a fraction:
505918/3 / 1