Step 1:
The first step to converting 8071255.8599417 to a fraction is to re-write 8071255.8599417 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8071255.8599417 can be written as simply 8071255.8599417/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8071255.8599417, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8071255.8599417/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8071255.8599417/1 each by 10000000:
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 8071255.8599417 as a fraction:
8071255/1 / 1