Step 1:
The first step to converting 45501383.74351 to a fraction is to re-write 45501383.74351 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45501383.74351 can be written as simply 45501383.74351/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45501383.74351, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45501383.74351/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45501383.74351/1 each by 100000:
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 45501383.74351 as a fraction:
45501383/1 / 1