Step 1:
The first step to converting 45080657.472181 to a fraction is to re-write 45080657.472181 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45080657.472181 can be written as simply 45080657.472181/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45080657.472181, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45080657.472181/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45080657.472181/1 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 45080657.472181 as a fraction:
45080657/1 / 1