Step 1:
The first step to converting 51671265.223401 to a fraction is to re-write 51671265.223401 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51671265.223401 can be written as simply 51671265.223401/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51671265.223401, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51671265.223401/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51671265.223401/1 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 51671265.223401 as a fraction:
51671265/1 / 1