Step 1:
The first step to converting 83079.78536473 to a fraction is to re-write 83079.78536473 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 83079.78536473 can be written as simply 83079.78536473/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 83079.78536473, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83079.78536473/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83079.78536473/1 each by 100000000:
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 83079.78536473 as a fraction:
332319/4 / 1