Step 1:
The first step to converting 4197877.2398423 to a fraction is to re-write 4197877.2398423 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4197877.2398423 can be written as simply 4197877.2398423/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4197877.2398423, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4197877.2398423/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4197877.2398423/1 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 4197877.2398423 as a fraction:
4197877/1 / 1