Step 1:
The first step to converting 871538.27461154 to a fraction is to re-write 871538.27461154 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 871538.27461154 can be written as simply 871538.27461154/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 871538.27461154, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 871538.27461154/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 871538.27461154/1 each by 100000000:
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 871538.27461154 as a fraction:
871538/1 / 1