Step 1:
The first step to converting 56394.2438336 to a fraction is to re-write 56394.2438336 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 56394.2438336 can be written as simply 56394.2438336/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 56394.2438336, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56394.2438336/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56394.2438336/1 each by 10000000:
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 56394.2438336 as a fraction:
225577/4 / 1