Step 1:
The first step to converting 56078179.256448 to a fraction is to re-write 56078179.256448 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 56078179.256448 can be written as simply 56078179.256448/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 56078179.256448, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56078179.256448/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56078179.256448/1 each by 1000000:
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 56078179.256448 as a fraction:
56078179/1 / 1