Step 1:
The first step to converting 51371.26973843 to a fraction is to re-write 51371.26973843 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51371.26973843 can be written as simply 51371.26973843/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51371.26973843, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51371.26973843/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51371.26973843/1 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 51371.26973843 as a fraction:
205485/4 / 1