Step 1:
The first step to converting 279597.133084 to a fraction is to re-write 279597.133084 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 279597.133084 can be written as simply 279597.133084/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 279597.133084, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 279597.133084/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 279597.133084/1 each by 1000000:
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 279597.133084 as a fraction:
279597/1 / 1