Step 1:
The first step to converting 46530.985580872 to a fraction is to re-write 46530.985580872 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46530.985580872 can be written as simply 46530.985580872/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46530.985580872, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46530.985580872/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46530.985580872/1 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 46530.985580872 as a fraction:
46531/1 / 1