Step 1:
The first step to converting 5257008493.772 to a fraction is to re-write 5257008493.772 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5257008493.772 can be written as simply 5257008493.772/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5257008493.772, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5257008493.772/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5257008493.772/1 each by 1000:
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 5257008493.772 as a fraction:
5257008493/1 / 1