Step 1:
The first step to converting 52360.940432298 to a fraction is to re-write 52360.940432298 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52360.940432298 can be written as simply 52360.940432298/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52360.940432298, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52360.940432298/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52360.940432298/1 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 52360.940432298 as a fraction:
837775/16 / 1