Step 1:
The first step to converting 46595471.881518 to a fraction is to re-write 46595471.881518 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46595471.881518 can be written as simply 46595471.881518/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46595471.881518, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46595471.881518/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46595471.881518/1 each by 1000000:
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 46595471.881518 as a fraction:
46595471/1 / 1