Step 1:
The first step to converting 40876195.386459 to a fraction is to re-write 40876195.386459 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40876195.386459 can be written as simply 40876195.386459/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40876195.386459, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40876195.386459/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40876195.386459/1 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 40876195.386459 as a fraction:
40876195/1 / 1