Step 1:
The first step to converting 587161.8377742 to a fraction is to re-write 587161.8377742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 587161.8377742 can be written as simply 587161.8377742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 587161.8377742, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587161.8377742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587161.8377742/1 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 587161.8377742 as a fraction:
587162/1 / 1