Step 1:
The first step to converting 40595534.158096 to a fraction is to re-write 40595534.158096 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40595534.158096 can be written as simply 40595534.158096/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40595534.158096, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40595534.158096/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40595534.158096/1 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 40595534.158096 as a fraction:
40595534/1 / 1