Step 1:
The first step to converting 8342568.8456844 to a fraction is to re-write 8342568.8456844 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8342568.8456844 can be written as simply 8342568.8456844/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8342568.8456844, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8342568.8456844/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8342568.8456844/1 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 8342568.8456844 as a fraction:
8342568/1 / 1