Step 1:
The first step to converting 298934.62168456 to a fraction is to re-write 298934.62168456 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 298934.62168456 can be written as simply 298934.62168456/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 298934.62168456, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298934.62168456/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298934.62168456/1 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 298934.62168456 as a fraction:
597869/2 / 1