Step 1:
The first step to converting 40826031.271474 to a fraction is to re-write 40826031.271474 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40826031.271474 can be written as simply 40826031.271474/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40826031.271474, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40826031.271474/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40826031.271474/1 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 40826031.271474 as a fraction:
40826031/1 / 1