Step 1:
The first step to converting 357549661.26309 to a fraction is to re-write 357549661.26309 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 357549661.26309 can be written as simply 357549661.26309/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 357549661.26309, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357549661.26309/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357549661.26309/1 each by 100000:
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 357549661.26309 as a fraction:
357549661/1 / 1