Step 1:
The first step to converting 786860.52860724 to a fraction is to re-write 786860.52860724 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 786860.52860724 can be written as simply 786860.52860724/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 786860.52860724, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 786860.52860724/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 786860.52860724/1 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 786860.52860724 as a fraction:
786860/1 / 1