Step 1:
The first step to converting 278367.17326056 to a fraction is to re-write 278367.17326056 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 278367.17326056 can be written as simply 278367.17326056/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 278367.17326056, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278367.17326056/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278367.17326056/1 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 278367.17326056 as a fraction:
278367/1 / 1