Step 1:
The first step to converting 5040.683426731 to a fraction is to re-write 5040.683426731 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5040.683426731 can be written as simply 5040.683426731/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5040.683426731, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5040.683426731/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5040.683426731/1 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 5040.683426731 as a fraction:
95773/19 / 1