Step 1:
The first step to converting 711864.8708372 to a fraction is to re-write 711864.8708372 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 711864.8708372 can be written as simply 711864.8708372/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 711864.8708372, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 711864.8708372/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 711864.8708372/1 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 711864.8708372 as a fraction:
711865/1 / 1