Step 1:
The first step to converting 40860816.167418 to a fraction is to re-write 40860816.167418 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40860816.167418 can be written as simply 40860816.167418/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40860816.167418, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40860816.167418/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40860816.167418/1 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 40860816.167418 as a fraction:
40860816/1 / 1