Step 1:
The first step to converting 272253405.43896 to a fraction is to re-write 272253405.43896 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272253405.43896 can be written as simply 272253405.43896/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272253405.43896, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272253405.43896/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272253405.43896/1 each by 100000:
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 272253405.43896 as a fraction:
272253405/1 / 1