Step 1:
The first step to converting 40276489.243744 to a fraction is to re-write 40276489.243744 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40276489.243744 can be written as simply 40276489.243744/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40276489.243744, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40276489.243744/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40276489.243744/1 each by 1000000:
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 40276489.243744 as a fraction:
40276489/1 / 1