Step 1:
The first step to converting 14608580.961577 to a fraction is to re-write 14608580.961577 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14608580.961577 can be written as simply 14608580.961577/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14608580.961577, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14608580.961577/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14608580.961577/1 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 14608580.961577 as a fraction:
14608580/1 / 1