Step 1:
The first step to converting 53071.7223365 to a fraction is to re-write 53071.7223365 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53071.7223365 can be written as simply 53071.7223365/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53071.7223365, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53071.7223365/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53071.7223365/1 each by 10000000:
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 53071.7223365 as a fraction:
212287/4 / 1