Step 1:
The first step to converting 857856.2235436 to a fraction is to re-write 857856.2235436 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 857856.2235436 can be written as simply 857856.2235436/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 857856.2235436, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 857856.2235436/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 857856.2235436/1 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 857856.2235436 as a fraction:
857856/1 / 1