Step 1:
The first step to converting 27642.531559761 to a fraction is to re-write 27642.531559761 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 27642.531559761 can be written as simply 27642.531559761/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 27642.531559761, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 27642.531559761/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 27642.531559761/1 each by 1000000000:
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 27642.531559761 as a fraction:
414638/15 / 1