Step 1:
The first step to converting 408619.342168 to a fraction is to re-write 408619.342168 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 408619.342168 can be written as simply 408619.342168/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 408619.342168, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408619.342168/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408619.342168/1 each by 1000000:
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 408619.342168 as a fraction:
408619/1 / 1