Step 1:
The first step to converting 78687.596783828 to a fraction is to re-write 78687.596783828 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78687.596783828 can be written as simply 78687.596783828/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78687.596783828, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78687.596783828/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78687.596783828/1 each by 1000000000:
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 78687.596783828 as a fraction:
393438/5 / 1