Step 1:
The first step to converting 398778174.9147 to a fraction is to re-write 398778174.9147 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 398778174.9147 can be written as simply 398778174.9147/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 398778174.9147, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398778174.9147/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 398778174.9147/1 each by 10000:
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 398778174.9147 as a fraction:
398778174/1 / 1