Step 1:
The first step to converting 278400.34629882 to a fraction is to re-write 278400.34629882 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 278400.34629882 can be written as simply 278400.34629882/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 278400.34629882, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278400.34629882/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278400.34629882/1 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 278400.34629882 as a fraction:
556801/2 / 1