Step 1:
The first step to converting 31661.873970187 to a fraction is to re-write 31661.873970187 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31661.873970187 can be written as simply 31661.873970187/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31661.873970187, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31661.873970187/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31661.873970187/1 each by 1000000000:
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 31661.873970187 as a fraction:
221633/7 / 1