Step 1:
The first step to converting 56038878543.918 to a fraction is to re-write 56038878543.918 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 56038878543.918 can be written as simply 56038878543.918/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 56038878543.918, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56038878543.918/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56038878543.918/1 each by 1000:
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 56038878543.918 as a fraction:
56038878543/1 / 1