Step 1:
The first step to converting 57004.78231039 to a fraction is to re-write 57004.78231039 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 57004.78231039 can be written as simply 57004.78231039/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 57004.78231039, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 57004.78231039/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 57004.78231039/1 each by 100000000:
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 57004.78231039 as a fraction:
228019/4 / 1