Step 1:
The first step to converting 398266.22370046 to a fraction is to re-write 398266.22370046 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 398266.22370046 can be written as simply 398266.22370046/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 398266.22370046, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398266.22370046/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398266.22370046/1 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 398266.22370046 as a fraction:
398266/1 / 1