Step 1:
The first step to converting 8521686 to a fraction is to re-write 8521686 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8521686 can be written as simply 8521686/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8521686, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8521686/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8521686/1 each by 1:
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 8521686 as a fraction:
8521686/1 / 1