Step 1:
The first step to converting 277642761.4226 to a fraction is to re-write 277642761.4226 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 277642761.4226 can be written as simply 277642761.4226/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 277642761.4226, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 277642761.4226/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 277642761.4226/1 each by 10000:
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 277642761.4226 as a fraction:
277642761/1 / 1