Step 1:
The first step to converting 284139.3742535 to a fraction is to re-write 284139.3742535 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 284139.3742535 can be written as simply 284139.3742535/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 284139.3742535, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284139.3742535/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284139.3742535/1 each by 10000000:
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 284139.3742535 as a fraction:
568279/2 / 1