Step 1:
The first step to converting 4030997.8342287 to a fraction is to re-write 4030997.8342287 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4030997.8342287 can be written as simply 4030997.8342287/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4030997.8342287, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4030997.8342287/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4030997.8342287/1 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 4030997.8342287 as a fraction:
4030997/1 / 1