Step 1:
The first step to converting 51645800.545538 to a fraction is to re-write 51645800.545538 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51645800.545538 can be written as simply 51645800.545538/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51645800.545538, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51645800.545538/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51645800.545538/1 each by 1000000:
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 51645800.545538 as a fraction:
51645800/1 / 1