Step 1:
The first step to converting 396144.39621746 to a fraction is to re-write 396144.39621746 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 396144.39621746 can be written as simply 396144.39621746/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 396144.39621746, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396144.39621746/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396144.39621746/1 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 396144.39621746 as a fraction:
792289/2 / 1