Step 1:
The first step to converting 601396.2 to a fraction is to re-write 601396.2 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 601396.2 can be written as simply 601396.2/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 601396.2, which in this case is 1. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 601396.2/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 601396.2/1 each by 10:
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 601396.2 as a fraction:
601396/1 / 1