Step 1:
The first step to converting 290318198.58869 to a fraction is to re-write 290318198.58869 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 290318198.58869 can be written as simply 290318198.58869/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 290318198.58869, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290318198.58869/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290318198.58869/1 each by 100000:
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 290318198.58869 as a fraction:
290318198/1 / 1