Step 1:
The first step to converting 86480 to a fraction is to re-write 86480 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86480 can be written as simply 86480/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86480, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86480/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86480/1 each by 1:
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 86480 as a fraction:
86480/1 / 1