Step 1:
The first step to converting 309361.708873 to a fraction is to re-write 309361.708873 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 309361.708873 can be written as simply 309361.708873/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 309361.708873, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309361.708873/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309361.708873/1 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 309361.708873 as a fraction:
309362/1 / 1