Step 1:
The first step to converting 40597936.597536 to a fraction is to re-write 40597936.597536 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40597936.597536 can be written as simply 40597936.597536/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40597936.597536, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40597936.597536/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40597936.597536/1 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 40597936.597536 as a fraction:
40597936/1 / 1