Step 1:
The first step to converting 62486.172709298 to a fraction is to re-write 62486.172709298 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62486.172709298 can be written as simply 62486.172709298/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62486.172709298, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62486.172709298/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62486.172709298/1 each by 1000000000:
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 62486.172709298 as a fraction:
312431/5 / 1