Step 1:
The first step to converting 287601.44482642 to a fraction is to re-write 287601.44482642 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 287601.44482642 can be written as simply 287601.44482642/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 287601.44482642, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287601.44482642/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287601.44482642/1 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 287601.44482642 as a fraction:
575203/2 / 1