Step 1:
The first step to converting 357443.2280839 to a fraction is to re-write 357443.2280839 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 357443.2280839 can be written as simply 357443.2280839/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 357443.2280839, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357443.2280839/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357443.2280839/1 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 357443.2280839 as a fraction:
357443/1 / 1