Step 1:
The first step to converting 288289.0595696 to a fraction is to re-write 288289.0595696 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 288289.0595696 can be written as simply 288289.0595696/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 288289.0595696, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288289.0595696/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288289.0595696/1 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 288289.0595696 as a fraction:
288289/1 / 1