Step 1:
The first step to converting 51291537.3972 to a fraction is to re-write 51291537.3972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51291537.3972 can be written as simply 51291537.3972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51291537.3972, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51291537.3972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51291537.3972/1 each by 10000:
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 51291537.3972 as a fraction:
51291537/1 / 1