Step 1:
The first step to converting 53731.430067983 to a fraction is to re-write 53731.430067983 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53731.430067983 can be written as simply 53731.430067983/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53731.430067983, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53731.430067983/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53731.430067983/1 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 53731.430067983 as a fraction:
376120/7 / 1