Step 1:
The first step to converting 5314.2373 to a fraction is to re-write 5314.2373 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5314.2373 can be written as simply 5314.2373/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5314.2373, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5314.2373/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5314.2373/1 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 5314.2373 as a fraction:
90342/17 / 1