Step 1:
The first step to converting 857871 to a fraction is to re-write 857871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 857871 can be written as simply 857871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 857871, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 857871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 857871/1 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 857871 as a fraction:
857871/1 / 1