Step 1:
The first step to converting 408290655.31826 to a fraction is to re-write 408290655.31826 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 408290655.31826 can be written as simply 408290655.31826/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 408290655.31826, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408290655.31826/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408290655.31826/1 each by 100000:
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 408290655.31826 as a fraction:
408290655/1 / 1