Step 1:
The first step to converting 147607.20540871 to a fraction is to re-write 147607.20540871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 147607.20540871 can be written as simply 147607.20540871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 147607.20540871, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147607.20540871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147607.20540871/1 each by 100000000:
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 147607.20540871 as a fraction:
590429/4 / 1