Step 1:
The first step to converting 252357.2773341 to a fraction is to re-write 252357.2773341 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 252357.2773341 can be written as simply 252357.2773341/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 252357.2773341, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252357.2773341/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252357.2773341/1 each by 10000000:
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 252357.2773341 as a fraction:
757072/3 / 1