Step 1:
The first step to converting 272946.64137786 to a fraction is to re-write 272946.64137786 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272946.64137786 can be written as simply 272946.64137786/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272946.64137786, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272946.64137786/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272946.64137786/1 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 272946.64137786 as a fraction:
545893/2 / 1