Step 1:
The first step to converting 338262.7978516 to a fraction is to re-write 338262.7978516 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 338262.7978516 can be written as simply 338262.7978516/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 338262.7978516, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 338262.7978516/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 338262.7978516/1 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 338262.7978516 as a fraction:
338263/1 / 1