Step 1:
The first step to converting 291442.3403956 to a fraction is to re-write 291442.3403956 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 291442.3403956 can be written as simply 291442.3403956/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 291442.3403956, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 291442.3403956/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 291442.3403956/1 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 291442.3403956 as a fraction:
582885/2 / 1