Step 1:
The first step to converting 834261.42716668 to a fraction is to re-write 834261.42716668 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 834261.42716668 can be written as simply 834261.42716668/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 834261.42716668, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 834261.42716668/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 834261.42716668/1 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 834261.42716668 as a fraction:
834261/1 / 1