Step 1:
The first step to converting 826159.986407 to a fraction is to re-write 826159.986407 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 826159.986407 can be written as simply 826159.986407/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 826159.986407, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 826159.986407/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 826159.986407/1 each by 1000000:
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 826159.986407 as a fraction:
826160/1 / 1