Step 1:
The first step to converting 51621.8768477 to a fraction is to re-write 51621.8768477 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51621.8768477 can be written as simply 51621.8768477/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51621.8768477, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51621.8768477/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51621.8768477/1 each by 10000000:
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 51621.8768477 as a fraction:
412975/8 / 1