Step 1:
The first step to converting 71844.69357119 to a fraction is to re-write 71844.69357119 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71844.69357119 can be written as simply 71844.69357119/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71844.69357119, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71844.69357119/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71844.69357119/1 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 71844.69357119 as a fraction:
215534/3 / 1