Step 1:
The first step to converting 51761.167179528 to a fraction is to re-write 51761.167179528 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51761.167179528 can be written as simply 51761.167179528/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51761.167179528, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51761.167179528/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51761.167179528/1 each by 1000000000:
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 51761.167179528 as a fraction:
258806/5 / 1