Step 1:
The first step to converting 609744.9766973 to a fraction is to re-write 609744.9766973 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 609744.9766973 can be written as simply 609744.9766973/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 609744.9766973, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 609744.9766973/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 609744.9766973/1 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 609744.9766973 as a fraction:
609745/1 / 1