Step 1:
The first step to converting 289268.678578 to a fraction is to re-write 289268.678578 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 289268.678578 can be written as simply 289268.678578/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 289268.678578, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 289268.678578/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 289268.678578/1 each by 1000000:
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 289268.678578 as a fraction:
867806/3 / 1