Step 1:
The first step to converting 678853.2854711 to a fraction is to re-write 678853.2854711 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 678853.2854711 can be written as simply 678853.2854711/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 678853.2854711, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 678853.2854711/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 678853.2854711/1 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 678853.2854711 as a fraction:
678853/1 / 1