Step 1:
The first step to converting 5209.3216406299 to a fraction is to re-write 5209.3216406299 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5209.3216406299 can be written as simply 5209.3216406299/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5209.3216406299, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5209.3216406299/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5209.3216406299/1 each by 10000000000:
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 5209.3216406299 as a fraction:
145861/28 / 1