Step 1:
The first step to converting 61239723.642789 to a fraction is to re-write 61239723.642789 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 61239723.642789 can be written as simply 61239723.642789/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 61239723.642789, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61239723.642789/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61239723.642789/1 each by 1000000:
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 61239723.642789 as a fraction:
61239723/1 / 1