Step 1:
The first step to converting 862903.0499958 to a fraction is to re-write 862903.0499958 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 862903.0499958 can be written as simply 862903.0499958/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 862903.0499958, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 862903.0499958/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 862903.0499958/1 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 862903.0499958 as a fraction:
862903/1 / 1