Step 1:
The first step to converting 53714.78214286 to a fraction is to re-write 53714.78214286 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53714.78214286 can be written as simply 53714.78214286/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53714.78214286, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53714.78214286/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53714.78214286/1 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 53714.78214286 as a fraction:
214859/4 / 1