Step 1:
The first step to converting 409316.0040997 to a fraction is to re-write 409316.0040997 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 409316.0040997 can be written as simply 409316.0040997/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 409316.0040997, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 409316.0040997/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 409316.0040997/1 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 409316.0040997 as a fraction:
409316/1 / 1