Step 1:
The first step to converting 71979.540339288 to a fraction is to re-write 71979.540339288 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71979.540339288 can be written as simply 71979.540339288/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71979.540339288, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71979.540339288/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71979.540339288/1 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 71979.540339288 as a fraction:
143959/2 / 1