Step 1:
The first step to converting 286442.39909148 to a fraction is to re-write 286442.39909148 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 286442.39909148 can be written as simply 286442.39909148/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 286442.39909148, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 286442.39909148/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 286442.39909148/1 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 286442.39909148 as a fraction:
572885/2 / 1