Step 1:
The first step to converting 247157.8613747 to a fraction is to re-write 247157.8613747 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 247157.8613747 can be written as simply 247157.8613747/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 247157.8613747, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 247157.8613747/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 247157.8613747/1 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 247157.8613747 as a fraction:
247158/1 / 1