Step 1:
The first step to converting 273973.80562522 to a fraction is to re-write 273973.80562522 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 273973.80562522 can be written as simply 273973.80562522/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 273973.80562522, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273973.80562522/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273973.80562522/1 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 273973.80562522 as a fraction:
273974/1 / 1