Step 1:
The first step to converting 86701.214588467 to a fraction is to re-write 86701.214588467 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86701.214588467 can be written as simply 86701.214588467/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86701.214588467, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86701.214588467/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86701.214588467/1 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 86701.214588467 as a fraction:
346805/4 / 1