Step 1:
The first step to converting 1408.7206878038 to a fraction is to re-write 1408.7206878038 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1408.7206878038 can be written as simply 1408.7206878038/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1408.7206878038, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1408.7206878038/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1408.7206878038/1 each by 10000000000:
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 1408.7206878038 as a fraction:
35218/25 / 1