Step 1:
The first step to converting 277994.63636431 to a fraction is to re-write 277994.63636431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 277994.63636431 can be written as simply 277994.63636431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 277994.63636431, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 277994.63636431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 277994.63636431/1 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 277994.63636431 as a fraction:
555989/2 / 1