Step 1:
The first step to converting 52842.26864657 to a fraction is to re-write 52842.26864657 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52842.26864657 can be written as simply 52842.26864657/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52842.26864657, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52842.26864657/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52842.26864657/1 each by 100000000:
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 52842.26864657 as a fraction:
211369/4 / 1