Step 1:
The first step to converting 86972226.600938 to a fraction is to re-write 86972226.600938 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86972226.600938 can be written as simply 86972226.600938/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86972226.600938, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86972226.600938/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86972226.600938/1 each by 1000000:
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 86972226.600938 as a fraction:
86972226/1 / 1