Step 1:
The first step to converting 53018.732164847 to a fraction is to re-write 53018.732164847 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53018.732164847 can be written as simply 53018.732164847/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53018.732164847, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53018.732164847/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53018.732164847/1 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 53018.732164847 as a fraction:
212075/4 / 1