Step 1:
The first step to converting 41146.784785724 to a fraction is to re-write 41146.784785724 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 41146.784785724 can be written as simply 41146.784785724/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 41146.784785724, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41146.784785724/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41146.784785724/1 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 41146.784785724 as a fraction:
164587/4 / 1