Step 1:
The first step to converting 40052604531.347 to a fraction is to re-write 40052604531.347 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40052604531.347 can be written as simply 40052604531.347/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40052604531.347, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40052604531.347/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40052604531.347/1 each by 1000:
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 40052604531.347 as a fraction:
40052604531/1 / 1