Step 1:
The first step to converting 47421604.482578 to a fraction is to re-write 47421604.482578 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47421604.482578 can be written as simply 47421604.482578/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47421604.482578, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47421604.482578/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47421604.482578/1 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 47421604.482578 as a fraction:
47421604/1 / 1