Step 1:
The first step to converting 51384 to a fraction is to re-write 51384 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51384 can be written as simply 51384/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51384, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51384/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51384/1 each by 1:
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 51384 as a fraction:
51384/1 / 1