Step 1:
The first step to converting 786188.28400516 to a fraction is to re-write 786188.28400516 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 786188.28400516 can be written as simply 786188.28400516/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 786188.28400516, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 786188.28400516/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 786188.28400516/1 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 786188.28400516 as a fraction:
786188/1 / 1