Step 1:
The first step to converting 426326.3986736 to a fraction is to re-write 426326.3986736 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 426326.3986736 can be written as simply 426326.3986736/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 426326.3986736, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 426326.3986736/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 426326.3986736/1 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 426326.3986736 as a fraction:
426326/1 / 1