Step 1:
The first step to converting 403.7738336 to a fraction is to re-write 403.7738336 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 403.7738336 can be written as simply 403.7738336/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 403.7738336, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 403.7738336/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 403.7738336/1 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 403.7738336 as a fraction:
12517/31 / 1