Step 1:
The first step to converting 274786.38418712 to a fraction is to re-write 274786.38418712 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 274786.38418712 can be written as simply 274786.38418712/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 274786.38418712, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 274786.38418712/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 274786.38418712/1 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 274786.38418712 as a fraction:
549573/2 / 1