Step 1:
The first step to converting 344274.502306 to a fraction is to re-write 344274.502306 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 344274.502306 can be written as simply 344274.502306/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 344274.502306, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 344274.502306/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 344274.502306/1 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 344274.502306 as a fraction:
688549/2 / 1