Step 1:
The first step to converting 5214.3707173456 to a fraction is to re-write 5214.3707173456 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5214.3707173456 can be written as simply 5214.3707173456/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5214.3707173456, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5214.3707173456/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5214.3707173456/1 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 5214.3707173456 as a fraction:
41715/8 / 1