Step 1:
The first step to converting 391456.96497 to a fraction is to re-write 391456.96497 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 391456.96497 can be written as simply 391456.96497/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 391456.96497, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 391456.96497/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 391456.96497/1 each by 100000:
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 391456.96497 as a fraction:
391457/1 / 1