Step 1:
The first step to converting 116507046.5042 to a fraction is to re-write 116507046.5042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 116507046.5042 can be written as simply 116507046.5042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 116507046.5042, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116507046.5042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116507046.5042/1 each by 10000:
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 116507046.5042 as a fraction:
116507046/1 / 1