Step 1:
The first step to converting 52863.390210988 to a fraction is to re-write 52863.390210988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52863.390210988 can be written as simply 52863.390210988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52863.390210988, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52863.390210988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52863.390210988/1 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 52863.390210988 as a fraction:
264317/5 / 1