Step 1:
The first step to converting 406426.0421495 to a fraction is to re-write 406426.0421495 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 406426.0421495 can be written as simply 406426.0421495/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 406426.0421495, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 406426.0421495/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 406426.0421495/1 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 406426.0421495 as a fraction:
406426/1 / 1