Step 1:
The first step to converting 272784716.2896 to a fraction is to re-write 272784716.2896 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272784716.2896 can be written as simply 272784716.2896/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272784716.2896, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272784716.2896/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272784716.2896/1 each by 10000:
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 272784716.2896 as a fraction:
272784716/1 / 1