Step 1:
The first step to converting 1609017.5968174 to a fraction is to re-write 1609017.5968174 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1609017.5968174 can be written as simply 1609017.5968174/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1609017.5968174, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1609017.5968174/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1609017.5968174/1 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 1609017.5968174 as a fraction:
1609017/1 / 1