Step 1:
The first step to converting 52430.720156337 to a fraction is to re-write 52430.720156337 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52430.720156337 can be written as simply 52430.720156337/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52430.720156337, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52430.720156337/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52430.720156337/1 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 52430.720156337 as a fraction:
209723/4 / 1