Step 1:
The first step to converting 61566171.471878 to a fraction is to re-write 61566171.471878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 61566171.471878 can be written as simply 61566171.471878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 61566171.471878, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61566171.471878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61566171.471878/1 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 61566171.471878 as a fraction:
61566171/1 / 1