Step 1:
The first step to converting 5582.4201378345 to a fraction is to re-write 5582.4201378345 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5582.4201378345 can be written as simply 5582.4201378345/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5582.4201378345, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5582.4201378345/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5582.4201378345/1 each by 10000000000:
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 5582.4201378345 as a fraction:
66989/12 / 1