Step 1:
The first step to converting 272698.2410042 to a fraction is to re-write 272698.2410042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272698.2410042 can be written as simply 272698.2410042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272698.2410042, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272698.2410042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272698.2410042/1 each by 10000000:
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 272698.2410042 as a fraction:
272698/1 / 1