Step 1:
The first step to converting 2859324.273422 to a fraction is to re-write 2859324.273422 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2859324.273422 can be written as simply 2859324.273422/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2859324.273422, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2859324.273422/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2859324.273422/1 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 2859324.273422 as a fraction:
2859324/1 / 1