Step 1:
The first step to converting 8698509.128713 to a fraction is to re-write 8698509.128713 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8698509.128713 can be written as simply 8698509.128713/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8698509.128713, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8698509.128713/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8698509.128713/1 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 8698509.128713 as a fraction:
8698509/1 / 1