Step 1:
The first step to converting 56319536.970738 to a fraction is to re-write 56319536.970738 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 56319536.970738 can be written as simply 56319536.970738/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 56319536.970738, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56319536.970738/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56319536.970738/1 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 56319536.970738 as a fraction:
56319536/1 / 1