Step 1:
The first step to converting 275871.287435 to a fraction is to re-write 275871.287435 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 275871.287435 can be written as simply 275871.287435/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 275871.287435, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 275871.287435/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 275871.287435/1 each by 1000000:
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 275871.287435 as a fraction:
827614/3 / 1