Step 1:
The first step to converting 971614.16768354 to a fraction is to re-write 971614.16768354 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 971614.16768354 can be written as simply 971614.16768354/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 971614.16768354, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 971614.16768354/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 971614.16768354/1 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 971614.16768354 as a fraction:
971614/1 / 1