Step 1:
The first step to converting 37538172.164148 to a fraction is to re-write 37538172.164148 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37538172.164148 can be written as simply 37538172.164148/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37538172.164148, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37538172.164148/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37538172.164148/1 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 37538172.164148 as a fraction:
37538172/1 / 1