Step 1:
The first step to converting 403973.2396875 to a fraction is to re-write 403973.2396875 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 403973.2396875 can be written as simply 403973.2396875/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 403973.2396875, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 403973.2396875/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 403973.2396875/1 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 403973.2396875 as a fraction:
403973/1 / 1