Step 1:
The first step to converting 46142172864.212 to a fraction is to re-write 46142172864.212 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46142172864.212 can be written as simply 46142172864.212/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46142172864.212, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46142172864.212/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46142172864.212/1 each by 1000:
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 46142172864.212 as a fraction:
46142172864/1 / 1