Step 1:
The first step to converting 408621.18029298 to a fraction is to re-write 408621.18029298 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 408621.18029298 can be written as simply 408621.18029298/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 408621.18029298, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408621.18029298/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408621.18029298/1 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 408621.18029298 as a fraction:
408621/1 / 1