Step 1:
The first step to converting 86359376.309246 to a fraction is to re-write 86359376.309246 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86359376.309246 can be written as simply 86359376.309246/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86359376.309246, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86359376.309246/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86359376.309246/1 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 86359376.309246 as a fraction:
86359376/1 / 1