Step 1:
The first step to converting 53959.178584575 to a fraction is to re-write 53959.178584575 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53959.178584575 can be written as simply 53959.178584575/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53959.178584575, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53959.178584575/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53959.178584575/1 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 53959.178584575 as a fraction:
269796/5 / 1