Step 1:
The first step to converting 871699457.38311 to a fraction is to re-write 871699457.38311 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 871699457.38311 can be written as simply 871699457.38311/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 871699457.38311, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 871699457.38311/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 871699457.38311/1 each by 100000:
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 871699457.38311 as a fraction:
871699457/1 / 1