Step 1:
The first step to converting 40391709.217646 to a fraction is to re-write 40391709.217646 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40391709.217646 can be written as simply 40391709.217646/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40391709.217646, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40391709.217646/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40391709.217646/1 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 40391709.217646 as a fraction:
40391709/1 / 1