Step 1:
The first step to converting 57188.697378988 to a fraction is to re-write 57188.697378988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 57188.697378988 can be written as simply 57188.697378988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 57188.697378988, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 57188.697378988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 57188.697378988/1 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 57188.697378988 as a fraction:
171566/3 / 1