Step 1:
The first step to converting 56402.078021604 to a fraction is to re-write 56402.078021604 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 56402.078021604 can be written as simply 56402.078021604/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 56402.078021604, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56402.078021604/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56402.078021604/1 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 56402.078021604 as a fraction:
676825/12 / 1