Step 1:
The first step to converting 5072587.2008462 to a fraction is to re-write 5072587.2008462 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5072587.2008462 can be written as simply 5072587.2008462/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5072587.2008462, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5072587.2008462/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5072587.2008462/1 each by 10000000:
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 5072587.2008462 as a fraction:
5072587/1 / 1