Step 1:
The first step to converting 864271.8603194 to a fraction is to re-write 864271.8603194 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 864271.8603194 can be written as simply 864271.8603194/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 864271.8603194, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 864271.8603194/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 864271.8603194/1 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 864271.8603194 as a fraction:
864271/1 / 1