Step 1:
The first step to converting 271577.61291267 to a fraction is to re-write 271577.61291267 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 271577.61291267 can be written as simply 271577.61291267/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 271577.61291267, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 271577.61291267/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 271577.61291267/1 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 271577.61291267 as a fraction:
543155/2 / 1