Step 1:
The first step to converting 45162.973603109 to a fraction is to re-write 45162.973603109 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45162.973603109 can be written as simply 45162.973603109/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45162.973603109, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45162.973603109/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45162.973603109/1 each by 1000000000:
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 45162.973603109 as a fraction:
45163/1 / 1