Step 1:
The first step to converting 6171.435178938 to a fraction is to re-write 6171.435178938 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6171.435178938 can be written as simply 6171.435178938/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6171.435178938, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6171.435178938/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6171.435178938/1 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 6171.435178938 as a fraction:
98743/16 / 1