Step 1:
The first step to converting 40966.264304206 to a fraction is to re-write 40966.264304206 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40966.264304206 can be written as simply 40966.264304206/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40966.264304206, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40966.264304206/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40966.264304206/1 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 40966.264304206 as a fraction:
163865/4 / 1