Step 1:
The first step to converting 53678480.173032 to a fraction is to re-write 53678480.173032 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53678480.173032 can be written as simply 53678480.173032/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53678480.173032, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53678480.173032/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53678480.173032/1 each by 1000000:
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 53678480.173032 as a fraction:
53678480/1 / 1