Step 1:
The first step to converting 79864 to a fraction is to re-write 79864 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 79864 can be written as simply 79864/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 79864, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79864/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79864/1 each by 1:
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 79864 as a fraction:
79864/1 / 1