Step 1:
The first step to converting 617331.42089287 to a fraction is to re-write 617331.42089287 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 617331.42089287 can be written as simply 617331.42089287/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 617331.42089287, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 617331.42089287/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 617331.42089287/1 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 617331.42089287 as a fraction:
617331/1 / 1