Step 1:
The first step to converting 43721426.609836 to a fraction is to re-write 43721426.609836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43721426.609836 can be written as simply 43721426.609836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43721426.609836, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43721426.609836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43721426.609836/1 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 43721426.609836 as a fraction:
43721426/1 / 1