Step 1:
The first step to converting 46503.978277138 to a fraction is to re-write 46503.978277138 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46503.978277138 can be written as simply 46503.978277138/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46503.978277138, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46503.978277138/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46503.978277138/1 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 46503.978277138 as a fraction:
46504/1 / 1