Step 1:
The first step to converting 786159.24178402 to a fraction is to re-write 786159.24178402 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 786159.24178402 can be written as simply 786159.24178402/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 786159.24178402, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 786159.24178402/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 786159.24178402/1 each by 100000000:
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 786159.24178402 as a fraction:
786159/1 / 1