Step 1:
The first step to converting 842356.4959101 to a fraction is to re-write 842356.4959101 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 842356.4959101 can be written as simply 842356.4959101/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 842356.4959101, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842356.4959101/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842356.4959101/1 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 842356.4959101 as a fraction:
842356/1 / 1