Step 1:
The first step to converting 55831.498122316 to a fraction is to re-write 55831.498122316 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55831.498122316 can be written as simply 55831.498122316/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55831.498122316, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55831.498122316/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55831.498122316/1 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 55831.498122316 as a fraction:
111663/2 / 1