Step 1:
The first step to converting 402338.173256 to a fraction is to re-write 402338.173256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 402338.173256 can be written as simply 402338.173256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 402338.173256, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402338.173256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402338.173256/1 each by 1000000:
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 402338.173256 as a fraction:
402338/1 / 1