Step 1:
The first step to converting 86144.262215472 to a fraction is to re-write 86144.262215472 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86144.262215472 can be written as simply 86144.262215472/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86144.262215472, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86144.262215472/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86144.262215472/1 each by 1000000000:
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 86144.262215472 as a fraction:
258433/3 / 1