Step 1:
The first step to converting 5309.4123 to a fraction is to re-write 5309.4123 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5309.4123 can be written as simply 5309.4123/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5309.4123, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5309.4123/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5309.4123/1 each by 10000:
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 5309.4123 as a fraction:
63713/12 / 1