Step 1:
The first step to converting 49157.891396541 to a fraction is to re-write 49157.891396541 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49157.891396541 can be written as simply 49157.891396541/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49157.891396541, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49157.891396541/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49157.891396541/1 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 49157.891396541 as a fraction:
442421/9 / 1