Step 1:
The first step to converting 46496.838582582 to a fraction is to re-write 46496.838582582 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46496.838582582 can be written as simply 46496.838582582/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46496.838582582, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46496.838582582/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46496.838582582/1 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 46496.838582582 as a fraction:
278981/6 / 1