Step 1:
The first step to converting 66505189.278417 to a fraction is to re-write 66505189.278417 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 66505189.278417 can be written as simply 66505189.278417/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 66505189.278417, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 66505189.278417/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 66505189.278417/1 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 66505189.278417 as a fraction:
66505189/1 / 1