Step 1:
The first step to converting 272131.36433588 to a fraction is to re-write 272131.36433588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272131.36433588 can be written as simply 272131.36433588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272131.36433588, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272131.36433588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272131.36433588/1 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 272131.36433588 as a fraction:
544263/2 / 1