Step 1:
The first step to converting 53446.19381739 to a fraction is to re-write 53446.19381739 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53446.19381739 can be written as simply 53446.19381739/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53446.19381739, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53446.19381739/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53446.19381739/1 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 53446.19381739 as a fraction:
267231/5 / 1