Step 1:
The first step to converting 400423.8998459 to a fraction is to re-write 400423.8998459 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 400423.8998459 can be written as simply 400423.8998459/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 400423.8998459, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 400423.8998459/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 400423.8998459/1 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 400423.8998459 as a fraction:
400424/1 / 1