Step 1:
The first step to converting 402340.2651972 to a fraction is to re-write 402340.2651972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 402340.2651972 can be written as simply 402340.2651972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 402340.2651972, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402340.2651972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402340.2651972/1 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 402340.2651972 as a fraction:
402340/1 / 1