Step 1:
The first step to converting 616972.36744053 to a fraction is to re-write 616972.36744053 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 616972.36744053 can be written as simply 616972.36744053/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 616972.36744053, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 616972.36744053/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 616972.36744053/1 each by 100000000:
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 616972.36744053 as a fraction:
616972/1 / 1