Step 1:
The first step to converting 46261.079590405 to a fraction is to re-write 46261.079590405 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46261.079590405 can be written as simply 46261.079590405/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46261.079590405, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46261.079590405/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46261.079590405/1 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 46261.079590405 as a fraction:
555133/12 / 1