Step 1:
The first step to converting 361642973.2401 to a fraction is to re-write 361642973.2401 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 361642973.2401 can be written as simply 361642973.2401/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 361642973.2401, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 361642973.2401/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 361642973.2401/1 each by 10000:
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 361642973.2401 as a fraction:
361642973/1 / 1