Step 1:
The first step to converting 853701.42017829 to a fraction is to re-write 853701.42017829 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 853701.42017829 can be written as simply 853701.42017829/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 853701.42017829, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 853701.42017829/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 853701.42017829/1 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 853701.42017829 as a fraction:
853701/1 / 1