Step 1:
The first step to converting 55862.821086315 to a fraction is to re-write 55862.821086315 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55862.821086315 can be written as simply 55862.821086315/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55862.821086315, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55862.821086315/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55862.821086315/1 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 55862.821086315 as a fraction:
279314/5 / 1