Step 1:
The first step to converting 711767.2873256 to a fraction is to re-write 711767.2873256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 711767.2873256 can be written as simply 711767.2873256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 711767.2873256, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 711767.2873256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 711767.2873256/1 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 711767.2873256 as a fraction:
711767/1 / 1