Step 1:
The first step to converting 53839771.178628 to a fraction is to re-write 53839771.178628 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53839771.178628 can be written as simply 53839771.178628/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53839771.178628, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53839771.178628/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53839771.178628/1 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 53839771.178628 as a fraction:
53839771/1 / 1