Step 1:
The first step to converting 86541 to a fraction is to re-write 86541 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86541 can be written as simply 86541/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86541, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86541/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86541/1 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 86541 as a fraction:
86541/1 / 1