Step 1:
The first step to converting 52634.939906878 to a fraction is to re-write 52634.939906878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52634.939906878 can be written as simply 52634.939906878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52634.939906878, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52634.939906878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52634.939906878/1 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 52634.939906878 as a fraction:
842159/16 / 1