Step 1:
The first step to converting 53176.103862477 to a fraction is to re-write 53176.103862477 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53176.103862477 can be written as simply 53176.103862477/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53176.103862477, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53176.103862477/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53176.103862477/1 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 53176.103862477 as a fraction:
478585/9 / 1