Step 1:
The first step to converting 273992301.73272 to a fraction is to re-write 273992301.73272 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 273992301.73272 can be written as simply 273992301.73272/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 273992301.73272, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273992301.73272/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 273992301.73272/1 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 273992301.73272 as a fraction:
273992301/1 / 1