Step 1:
The first step to converting 1042688.790894 to a fraction is to re-write 1042688.790894 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1042688.790894 can be written as simply 1042688.790894/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1042688.790894, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1042688.790894/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1042688.790894/1 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 1042688.790894 as a fraction:
1042688/1 / 1