Step 1:
The first step to converting 51273.61198756 to a fraction is to re-write 51273.61198756 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51273.61198756 can be written as simply 51273.61198756/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51273.61198756, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51273.61198756/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51273.61198756/1 each by 100000000:
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 51273.61198756 as a fraction:
256368/5 / 1