Step 1:
The first step to converting 282441627.60596 to a fraction is to re-write 282441627.60596 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 282441627.60596 can be written as simply 282441627.60596/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 282441627.60596, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 282441627.60596/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 282441627.60596/1 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 282441627.60596 as a fraction:
282441627/1 / 1