Step 1:
The first step to converting 71683456.499956 to a fraction is to re-write 71683456.499956 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71683456.499956 can be written as simply 71683456.499956/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71683456.499956, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71683456.499956/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71683456.499956/1 each by 1000000:
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 71683456.499956 as a fraction:
71683456/1 / 1