Step 1:
The first step to converting 838697.078125 to a fraction is to re-write 838697.078125 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 838697.078125 can be written as simply 838697.078125/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 838697.078125, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 838697.078125/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 838697.078125/1 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 838697.078125 as a fraction:
838697/1 / 1