Step 1:
The first step to converting 51798.29996936 to a fraction is to re-write 51798.29996936 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51798.29996936 can be written as simply 51798.29996936/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51798.29996936, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51798.29996936/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51798.29996936/1 each by 100000000:
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 51798.29996936 as a fraction:
155395/3 / 1