Step 1:
The first step to converting 43426018.539468 to a fraction is to re-write 43426018.539468 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43426018.539468 can be written as simply 43426018.539468/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43426018.539468, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43426018.539468/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43426018.539468/1 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 43426018.539468 as a fraction:
43426018/1 / 1