Step 1:
The first step to converting 53415.743538878 to a fraction is to re-write 53415.743538878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53415.743538878 can be written as simply 53415.743538878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53415.743538878, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53415.743538878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53415.743538878/1 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 53415.743538878 as a fraction:
213663/4 / 1