Step 1:
The first step to converting 45096262.422772 to a fraction is to re-write 45096262.422772 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45096262.422772 can be written as simply 45096262.422772/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45096262.422772, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45096262.422772/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45096262.422772/1 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 45096262.422772 as a fraction:
45096262/1 / 1