Step 1:
The first step to converting 290464.731826 to a fraction is to re-write 290464.731826 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 290464.731826 can be written as simply 290464.731826/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 290464.731826, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290464.731826/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290464.731826/1 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 290464.731826 as a fraction:
290465/1 / 1