Step 1:
The first step to converting 40522 to a fraction is to re-write 40522 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40522 can be written as simply 40522/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40522, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40522/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40522/1 each by 1:
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 40522 as a fraction:
40522/1 / 1