Step 1:
The first step to converting 53671.2978688 to a fraction is to re-write 53671.2978688 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53671.2978688 can be written as simply 53671.2978688/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53671.2978688, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53671.2978688/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53671.2978688/1 each by 10000000:
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 53671.2978688 as a fraction:
161014/3 / 1