Step 1:
The first step to converting 872816851.97262 to a fraction is to re-write 872816851.97262 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 872816851.97262 can be written as simply 872816851.97262/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 872816851.97262, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 872816851.97262/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 872816851.97262/1 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 872816851.97262 as a fraction:
872816851/1 / 1