Step 1:
The first step to converting 51599.808665756 to a fraction is to re-write 51599.808665756 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51599.808665756 can be written as simply 51599.808665756/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51599.808665756, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51599.808665756/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51599.808665756/1 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 51599.808665756 as a fraction:
257999/5 / 1