Step 1:
The first step to converting 51662.3710296 to a fraction is to re-write 51662.3710296 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51662.3710296 can be written as simply 51662.3710296/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51662.3710296, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51662.3710296/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51662.3710296/1 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 51662.3710296 as a fraction:
154987/3 / 1