Step 1:
The first step to converting 872385.33294762 to a fraction is to re-write 872385.33294762 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 872385.33294762 can be written as simply 872385.33294762/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 872385.33294762, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 872385.33294762/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 872385.33294762/1 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 872385.33294762 as a fraction:
872385/1 / 1