Step 1:
The first step to converting 398568.2482694 to a fraction is to re-write 398568.2482694 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 398568.2482694 can be written as simply 398568.2482694/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 398568.2482694, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398568.2482694/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398568.2482694/1 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 398568.2482694 as a fraction:
398568/1 / 1