Step 1:
The first step to converting 44515982.991588 to a fraction is to re-write 44515982.991588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44515982.991588 can be written as simply 44515982.991588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44515982.991588, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44515982.991588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44515982.991588/1 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 44515982.991588 as a fraction:
44515982/1 / 1