Step 1:
The first step to converting 40531.070705057 to a fraction is to re-write 40531.070705057 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40531.070705057 can be written as simply 40531.070705057/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40531.070705057, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40531.070705057/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40531.070705057/1 each by 1000000000:
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 40531.070705057 as a fraction:
567435/14 / 1