Step 1:
The first step to converting 41538285.222597 to a fraction is to re-write 41538285.222597 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 41538285.222597 can be written as simply 41538285.222597/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 41538285.222597, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41538285.222597/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41538285.222597/1 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 41538285.222597 as a fraction:
41538285/1 / 1