Step 1:
The first step to converting 10408.62381272 to a fraction is to re-write 10408.62381272 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 10408.62381272 can be written as simply 10408.62381272/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 10408.62381272, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10408.62381272/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10408.62381272/1 each by 100000000:
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 10408.62381272 as a fraction:
83269/8 / 1