Step 1:
The first step to converting 40708594.723586 to a fraction is to re-write 40708594.723586 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40708594.723586 can be written as simply 40708594.723586/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40708594.723586, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40708594.723586/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40708594.723586/1 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 40708594.723586 as a fraction:
40708594/1 / 1