Step 1:
The first step to converting 406039.72318741 to a fraction is to re-write 406039.72318741 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 406039.72318741 can be written as simply 406039.72318741/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 406039.72318741, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 406039.72318741/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 406039.72318741/1 each by 100000000:
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 406039.72318741 as a fraction:
406040/1 / 1