Step 1:
The first step to converting 46371.462274425 to a fraction is to re-write 46371.462274425 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46371.462274425 can be written as simply 46371.462274425/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46371.462274425, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46371.462274425/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46371.462274425/1 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 46371.462274425 as a fraction:
92743/2 / 1