Step 1:
The first step to converting 82877358.396576 to a fraction is to re-write 82877358.396576 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 82877358.396576 can be written as simply 82877358.396576/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 82877358.396576, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82877358.396576/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82877358.396576/1 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 82877358.396576 as a fraction:
82877358/1 / 1