Step 1:
The first step to converting 53243.45389123 to a fraction is to re-write 53243.45389123 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53243.45389123 can be written as simply 53243.45389123/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53243.45389123, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53243.45389123/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53243.45389123/1 each by 100000000:
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 53243.45389123 as a fraction:
106487/2 / 1