Step 1:
The first step to converting 8396652.6997232 to a fraction is to re-write 8396652.6997232 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8396652.6997232 can be written as simply 8396652.6997232/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8396652.6997232, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8396652.6997232/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8396652.6997232/1 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 8396652.6997232 as a fraction:
8396652/1 / 1