Step 1:
The first step to converting 397246.2723082 to a fraction is to re-write 397246.2723082 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 397246.2723082 can be written as simply 397246.2723082/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 397246.2723082, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 397246.2723082/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 397246.2723082/1 each by 10000000:
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 397246.2723082 as a fraction:
397246/1 / 1