Step 1:
The first step to converting 8697358191.5842 to a fraction is to re-write 8697358191.5842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8697358191.5842 can be written as simply 8697358191.5842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8697358191.5842, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8697358191.5842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8697358191.5842/1 each by 10000:
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 8697358191.5842 as a fraction:
8697358191/1 / 1