Step 1:
The first step to converting 53706.978422532 to a fraction is to re-write 53706.978422532 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53706.978422532 can be written as simply 53706.978422532/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53706.978422532, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53706.978422532/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53706.978422532/1 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 53706.978422532 as a fraction:
53707/1 / 1