Step 1:
The first step to converting 55606.174131424 to a fraction is to re-write 55606.174131424 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55606.174131424 can be written as simply 55606.174131424/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55606.174131424, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55606.174131424/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55606.174131424/1 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 55606.174131424 as a fraction:
278031/5 / 1