Step 1:
The first step to converting 86252321.380427 to a fraction is to re-write 86252321.380427 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86252321.380427 can be written as simply 86252321.380427/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86252321.380427, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86252321.380427/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86252321.380427/1 each by 1000000:
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 86252321.380427 as a fraction:
86252321/1 / 1