Step 1:
The first step to converting 45970178.973858 to a fraction is to re-write 45970178.973858 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45970178.973858 can be written as simply 45970178.973858/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45970178.973858, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45970178.973858/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45970178.973858/1 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 45970178.973858 as a fraction:
45970178/1 / 1