Step 1:
The first step to converting 49686459.422309 to a fraction is to re-write 49686459.422309 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49686459.422309 can be written as simply 49686459.422309/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49686459.422309, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49686459.422309/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49686459.422309/1 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 49686459.422309 as a fraction:
49686459/1 / 1