Step 1:
The first step to converting 4540142.5117475 to a fraction is to re-write 4540142.5117475 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4540142.5117475 can be written as simply 4540142.5117475/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4540142.5117475, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4540142.5117475/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4540142.5117475/1 each by 10000000:
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 4540142.5117475 as a fraction:
4540142/1 / 1