Step 1:
The first step to converting 360584.2840221 to a fraction is to re-write 360584.2840221 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 360584.2840221 can be written as simply 360584.2840221/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 360584.2840221, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 360584.2840221/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 360584.2840221/1 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 360584.2840221 as a fraction:
360584/1 / 1