Step 1:
The first step to converting 272153.442856 to a fraction is to re-write 272153.442856 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272153.442856 can be written as simply 272153.442856/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272153.442856, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272153.442856/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272153.442856/1 each by 1000000:
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 272153.442856 as a fraction:
544307/2 / 1