Step 1:
The first step to converting 271747.30523142 to a fraction is to re-write 271747.30523142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 271747.30523142 can be written as simply 271747.30523142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 271747.30523142, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 271747.30523142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 271747.30523142/1 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 271747.30523142 as a fraction:
815242/3 / 1