Step 1:
The first step to converting 8579661.0646561 to a fraction is to re-write 8579661.0646561 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8579661.0646561 can be written as simply 8579661.0646561/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8579661.0646561, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8579661.0646561/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8579661.0646561/1 each by 10000000:
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 8579661.0646561 as a fraction:
8579661/1 / 1