Step 1:
The first step to converting 40860721.31509 to a fraction is to re-write 40860721.31509 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40860721.31509 can be written as simply 40860721.31509/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40860721.31509, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40860721.31509/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40860721.31509/1 each by 100000:
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 40860721.31509 as a fraction:
40860721/1 / 1