Step 1:
The first step to converting 51657169.98688 to a fraction is to re-write 51657169.98688 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51657169.98688 can be written as simply 51657169.98688/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51657169.98688, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51657169.98688/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51657169.98688/1 each by 100000:
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 51657169.98688 as a fraction:
51657169/1 / 1