Step 1:
The first step to converting 279699.31743054 to a fraction is to re-write 279699.31743054 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 279699.31743054 can be written as simply 279699.31743054/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 279699.31743054, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 279699.31743054/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 279699.31743054/1 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 279699.31743054 as a fraction:
839098/3 / 1