Step 1:
The first step to converting 40871.428415514 to a fraction is to re-write 40871.428415514 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40871.428415514 can be written as simply 40871.428415514/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40871.428415514, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40871.428415514/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40871.428415514/1 each by 1000000000:
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 40871.428415514 as a fraction:
204357/5 / 1