Step 1:
The first step to converting 51558.895861844 to a fraction is to re-write 51558.895861844 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51558.895861844 can be written as simply 51558.895861844/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51558.895861844, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51558.895861844/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51558.895861844/1 each by 1000000000:
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 51558.895861844 as a fraction:
464030/9 / 1