Step 1:
The first step to converting 86842 to a fraction is to re-write 86842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86842 can be written as simply 86842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86842, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86842/1 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 86842 as a fraction:
86842/1 / 1