Step 1:
The first step to converting 53997.81696332 to a fraction is to re-write 53997.81696332 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53997.81696332 can be written as simply 53997.81696332/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53997.81696332, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53997.81696332/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53997.81696332/1 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 53997.81696332 as a fraction:
269989/5 / 1