Step 1:
The first step to converting 283371.042537 to a fraction is to re-write 283371.042537 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 283371.042537 can be written as simply 283371.042537/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 283371.042537, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 283371.042537/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 283371.042537/1 each by 1000000:
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 283371.042537 as a fraction:
283371/1 / 1