Step 1:
The first step to converting 5218.1706236736 to a fraction is to re-write 5218.1706236736 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5218.1706236736 can be written as simply 5218.1706236736/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5218.1706236736, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5218.1706236736/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5218.1706236736/1 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 5218.1706236736 as a fraction:
31309/6 / 1