Step 1:
The first step to converting 61686.883136072 to a fraction is to re-write 61686.883136072 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 61686.883136072 can be written as simply 61686.883136072/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 61686.883136072, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61686.883136072/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61686.883136072/1 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 61686.883136072 as a fraction:
493495/8 / 1