Step 1:
The first step to converting 4042807.4187316 to a fraction is to re-write 4042807.4187316 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4042807.4187316 can be written as simply 4042807.4187316/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4042807.4187316, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4042807.4187316/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4042807.4187316/1 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 4042807.4187316 as a fraction:
4042807/1 / 1