Step 1:
The first step to converting 55837.101337719 to a fraction is to re-write 55837.101337719 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55837.101337719 can be written as simply 55837.101337719/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55837.101337719, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55837.101337719/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55837.101337719/1 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 55837.101337719 as a fraction:
502534/9 / 1