Step 1:
The first step to converting 280010311.74041 to a fraction is to re-write 280010311.74041 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 280010311.74041 can be written as simply 280010311.74041/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 280010311.74041, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280010311.74041/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280010311.74041/1 each by 100000:
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 280010311.74041 as a fraction:
280010311/1 / 1