Step 1:
The first step to converting 280685818.1593 to a fraction is to re-write 280685818.1593 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 280685818.1593 can be written as simply 280685818.1593/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 280685818.1593, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280685818.1593/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280685818.1593/1 each by 10000:
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 280685818.1593 as a fraction:
280685818/1 / 1