Step 1:
The first step to converting 71786361.564008 to a fraction is to re-write 71786361.564008 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71786361.564008 can be written as simply 71786361.564008/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71786361.564008, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71786361.564008/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71786361.564008/1 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 71786361.564008 as a fraction:
71786361/1 / 1