Step 1:
The first step to converting 387097401.2157 to a fraction is to re-write 387097401.2157 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 387097401.2157 can be written as simply 387097401.2157/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 387097401.2157, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 387097401.2157/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 387097401.2157/1 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 387097401.2157 as a fraction:
387097401/1 / 1