Step 1:
The first step to converting 280855.23635515 to a fraction is to re-write 280855.23635515 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 280855.23635515 can be written as simply 280855.23635515/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 280855.23635515, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280855.23635515/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 280855.23635515/1 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 280855.23635515 as a fraction:
280855/1 / 1