Step 1:
The first step to converting 41698.541648048 to a fraction is to re-write 41698.541648048 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 41698.541648048 can be written as simply 41698.541648048/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 41698.541648048, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41698.541648048/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41698.541648048/1 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 41698.541648048 as a fraction:
83397/2 / 1