Step 1:
The first step to converting 54646.728956784 to a fraction is to re-write 54646.728956784 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54646.728956784 can be written as simply 54646.728956784/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54646.728956784, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54646.728956784/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54646.728956784/1 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 54646.728956784 as a fraction:
218587/4 / 1