Step 1:
The first step to converting 52516.8721673 to a fraction is to re-write 52516.8721673 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52516.8721673 can be written as simply 52516.8721673/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52516.8721673, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52516.8721673/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52516.8721673/1 each by 10000000:
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 52516.8721673 as a fraction:
367618/7 / 1