Step 1:
The first step to converting 5157.8997161398 to a fraction is to re-write 5157.8997161398 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5157.8997161398 can be written as simply 5157.8997161398/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5157.8997161398, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5157.8997161398/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5157.8997161398/1 each by 10000000000:
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 5157.8997161398 as a fraction:
51579/10 / 1