Step 1:
The first step to converting 42341.73380541 to a fraction is to re-write 42341.73380541 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42341.73380541 can be written as simply 42341.73380541/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42341.73380541, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42341.73380541/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42341.73380541/1 each by 100000000:
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 42341.73380541 as a fraction:
169367/4 / 1