Step 1:
The first step to converting 86536.379178804 to a fraction is to re-write 86536.379178804 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86536.379178804 can be written as simply 86536.379178804/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86536.379178804, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86536.379178804/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86536.379178804/1 each by 1000000000:
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 86536.379178804 as a fraction:
259609/3 / 1