Step 1:
The first step to converting 286426.4528415 to a fraction is to re-write 286426.4528415 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 286426.4528415 can be written as simply 286426.4528415/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 286426.4528415, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 286426.4528415/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 286426.4528415/1 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 286426.4528415 as a fraction:
572853/2 / 1