Step 1:
The first step to converting 298793.72138056 to a fraction is to re-write 298793.72138056 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 298793.72138056 can be written as simply 298793.72138056/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 298793.72138056, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298793.72138056/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298793.72138056/1 each by 100000000:
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 298793.72138056 as a fraction:
298794/1 / 1